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vocab test
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| foretaste | a preview of something that will happen |
| humdrum | boring |
| insinuate | to hint at slightly |
| interminable | lasting for forever |
| recompence | pay back |
| indifference | not interested |
| indignant | resentment or anger |
| mutual | on both sides |
| unscathed | coming out unharmed |
| downright | final |
| goad | to urge on |
| peevish | angry or cross |
| seethe | boil or foam, excited or disturbed |
| upright | straight |
| malignant | deathly |
| mortify | embarress |
| orthodox | normal |
| wayward | crazy or disobidient |
| entreat | beg or ask |
| fickle | liable to change very quickly |
| substantial | big or important |
| dupe | tricked |
| eradicate | destory |
| inimitable | unique |
| marginal | to the side of or in a margin |
| quaint | odd or old fashioned in a pleasent way |
| detest | hate |
| flagrant | very bad |
| fledgling | baby bird or inexpirienced person |
| salvo | shot or cannon as a salute |
| wrath | very angry |
| disputatious | starting arguments |
| insubordinate | disobidient |
| onslaught | violent attack |
| canvass | to sell or promote something by walking around an area |
| downtrodden | looked down on |
| melancholy | sad |
| quibble | start tiny arguments |
| beneficiary | someone who benefits from something |
| dilapidated | old or run down |
| hospitable | welcoming and kind |
| implore | beg |
| innumerable | unlimited |
| misdeameanor | minor offense |
| mull | think |
| stalemate | at a draw between two oponents |
| cache | a hiding place |
| despondent | sad |
| heartrending | making someone sad |
| lethargic | tired |
| adherence | attatchment |
| chastise | punish |
| defiant | disobidient |
| disposition | a certain way of acting |
| palpable | able to be touched |
| remorse | regret |
| congregate | gather |
| disquieting | disturbing |
| reprieve | delay from punishment |
| unacusstomed | not usual |
| aquisition | act of gaining something |
| kinship | relashonship mainly family |
| meticulous | doing something carefully |
| requsition | demand the use or supply of |
| conspicuous | seen easily |
| fleeting | lasting for a short time |
| obsolete | no longer in use |
| quizzically | questioning |
| tentativly | with hesitation |
| wince | flinch |
| absurdity | wild |
| delibertly | with purpose |
| imploring | begging |
| invigorating | making one feel full of energy |
| ominous | getting a bad feeling |
| dejected | sad |
| pervade | spread through out |
| serene | calm |
| solitude | loneliness in a good way |
| supress | hold back |
| customarily | normal |
| haphazard | lack of plan |
| makeshift | temporary substitute |
| obscure | cover |
| solace | comfort in a time of sadness |