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Key Terms Group 1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aberrant (adj.) | deviating from the norm |
| alacrity (noun) | eager and enthusiastic willingness |
| approbation (noun) | an expression of approval or praise |
| assuage (verb) | to ease or lessen; to appease or pacify |
| austere (adj.) | without adornment; bare; severely simple |
| axiomatic (adj.) | taken as a given; possessing self-evident truth |
| chicanery (noun) | trickery or subterfuge |
| disabuse (verb) | to undeceive; to set right |
| effrontery (noun) | extreme boldness; presumptuousness |
| enervate (verb) | to weaken; to reduce in vitality |
| ennui (noun) | dissatisfaction and restlessness resulting from boredom or apathy |
| equivocate (verb) | to use ambiguous language with a deceptive intent |
| erudite (adj.) | very learned; scholarly |
| exculpate (verb) | to exonerate; to clear of blame |
| exigent (adj.) | urgent, pressing; requiring immediate action or attention |
| extemporaneous (adj.) | improvised; done without preparation |
| fulminate (verb) | to loudly attack or denounce |
| ingenuous (adj.) | artless; frank and candid; lacking in sophistication |
| inured (adj.) | accustomed to accepting something undesirable |
| irascible (adj.) | easily angered; prone to temperamental outbursts |
| magnanimity (noun) | the quality of being generously noble in mind and heart, especially in forgiving |
| nascent (adj.) | coming into being; in early developmental stages |
| neologism (noun) | a new word, expression or usage; the creation or use of new words or senses |
| obviate (verb) | to anticipate and make unnecessary |
| perfidy (noun) | intentional breach of faith; treachery |
| perfunctory (adj.) | cursory; done without care or interest |
| perspicacious (adj.) | acutely perceptive; having keen discernment |
| precipitate (adj.) | acting with excessive haste or impulse |
| predilection (noun) | a disposition in favor of something; preference |
| prescience (noun) | foreknowledge of events; knowing of events prior to their occurring |
| prevaricate (verb) | to deliberately avoid the truth; to mislead |
| reticent (adj.) | quiet; reserved; reluctant to express thoughts and feelings |
| stymie (verb) | to block; to thwart |
| truculent (adj.) | fierce and cruel; eager to fight |
| virulent (adj.) | extremely harmful or poisonous; bitterly hostile or antagonistic |
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