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Ch. 1-5 ERWC Vocab

Chapter 1-5 Vocab of Ms. Allen ERWC

WordDefiniton
relinquish to surrender
impetuous done or acting in a hurry;impulsive
maudin overly emotional
berate criticize or scold harshly
ubiquitous existing or seeming to exist everywhere at the same time
zenith highest point; the peak of someone or something
estrange distance from
infailible not capable of failing; perfect
euphoric overjoyed
regress to return to an earlier, generally worse, condition or behavior
juxtapose to place close together
lethargy a great lack of energy; lazy, sluggish, sickly
ambiguos able to be interpreted in more than one way; not clear
inane without meaning; foolish
dissident a person opposed to established ideas or beliefs; most in politics and religion
embelish to decorate
subsidize to support financially
fritter to spend or waste a little at a time; usually money
inadvertent unintentional; accidental
sparadic happening now and then; occasional
instigate to bring about by moving others action; stir up
rudimentary fundamental
resilient able to recover quickly from harm, illness, or misfortune
collaberate work together
zealot someone devoted to a purpose or cause
squelch to silence or suppress
venerate to respect deeply
despondent downhearted; hopeless; depressed
retrospect looking back
scoff to make fun of
dormant inactive
disseminate to spread or scatter widely
irrevocable not able to be canceled
proliferation a rapid spread or increase
corroborate to confirm
precipitate to cause to happen quickly
hoist to lift
charlatan a fake
diverge branch off
illicit illegal
detriment disadvantage
dexterius skilled with hands
discretion good sense
facetious funny
gregarious outgoing
optimum ideal
ostentatious showy
scrupulous ethical
sensory of the senses
vicarious indirect
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