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Vocab Unit A-E
Words from A-E
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| sober | not drunk; to have a clear mind |
| galore | a large amount of something |
| suffice | to be enough |
| mitigate | to lessen in intensity or pain |
| fragile | easily broken |
| confirm | to say something is true or correct |
| concur | to agree |
| digress | to go off topic |
| rarity | does not happen often |
| vacant | empty |
| shrink | to make smaller; to move away from something |
| novice | a beginner |
| genuine | to be authentic or real |
| complicated | to be intricate or difficult |
| original | the first one of something; unique |
| interred | to be buried |
| resume | to restart something |
| impatient | to lack patience; to be irritated |
| civilian | a normal, everyday citizen; not in the armed services or police force |
| hostile | unfriendly or rude/angry towards someone else |
| discharge | to let go from a place; to tell to leave a location |
| lucrative | to be profitable |
| illegible | difficult to read |
| punctual | to be on time |
| inadvertently | by accident; without intent |
| permanent | to be lasting or remain forever |
| transient | not lasting; temporary |
| equitable | to be fair and equal to all |
| extemporaneous | to be spoken or done without preparation; off the cuff |
| inappropriate | not suitable for the circumstances |
| dissent | to disagree |
| censure | to express severe disapproval of someone or something |
| extricate | to free or remove from something |
| astute | to be clever and intelligent |
| exonerated | to be cleared from blame of doing something |
| forfeit | to give up due to a penalty; a fine or penalty for wrongdoing or neglect |
| prohibited | not permitted; forbidden |
| rebuked | to scold for behavior and actions |
| adjourn | to end something with the intent to begin again at a later time |
| demolished | to knock down or destroy |
| multitude | a large number of things |
| stroll | to walk leisurely |
| cache | a hiding place; a collection of items of the same type that are hidden somewhere |
| spine | the backbone |
| portals | a doorway, gate, or entrance to a location |
| restrain | to prevent from doing something; to keep under control |
| timorous | to be afraid or nervous |
| version | an account given by someone's point of view; a form of something that differs from a previous form of the same thing |
| despotic | to be dictator-like |
| Jolly Roger | the black flag of pirates |
Created by:
rhewlett
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