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Vocab 3

English comp 1

TermDefinition
Abstemious Eating and drinking in moderation
Belie To misrepresent
Chromosome A strand of DNA in the nucleus that carries genes
Deciduous Shedding or losing foliage at the end of the growing season
Enfranchise To endow with the rights of citizenship
Evanescent Vanishing or likely to vanish like vapor
Feckless Lacking purpose; ineffective or feeble; careless; irresponsible
Gauche Lacking grace; awkward or tactless
Homogeneous Uniform in structure or composition; of the same or similar nature or kind
Incognito One's identity is disguised or concealed
Interpolate To insert into a text or a conversation; in math-to estimate a value between two known values
Kowtow To kneel and touch the forehead to the ground in respect or worship
Kitsch Art or other objects appealing to popular taste, as by being gaudy or overly sentimental
Malaise A general sense of unease
Mercenary Motivated solely by a desire for monetary or material gain
Nirvana An ideal condition of harmony
Ogle To stare at something, esp. n a desirous or impertinent manner
Paradox A statement that seems to contradict itself but that may nonetheless be true
Precocious Displaying or characterized by unusually early development or maturity
Red Herring Something that draws attention away from the matter at hand
Spartan Rigorously self-disciplined or self-restrained; having a simple or severe manner or appearance
Svengali A person who manipulates or controls another for malicious purpose
Tirade A long, angry speech, usually of a critical nature
Untenable Impossible o maintain or defend, as agaisnt criticism;impossible to tolerate or endure
White Elephant A possession that is burdensome to or unwanted by its owner
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