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ATTWN Vocabulary

Study for the quiz on Friday

TermDefinition
Deportment The behaviors of a person or their manners
Recumbent Lying down
Surreptitious Secretive/sly
Malevolence Wishing evil to others
Fraternizing Become friends with someone, especially if you're not supposed to
Caustic Sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way
Adroitly Skillfully, cleverly
Epistolary Written in the form of letters
Iniquitous Unfair, morally wrong
Reproach Expressing disappointment when addressing a person
Asphyxiation The process of suffocation, often resulting in death
Capricious Mood swings; quick changes in emotion
Discomfiture Feeling embarrassed or awkward
Desultory Lacking plan, purpose, or enthusiasm
Brazen Bold and with no shame
Acquiesced Reluctantly accept something
Hypocrisy The practice of claiming to have moral standards or beliefs to which one's own behavior does not conform
Placidly To do something calmly
Ferret To search for something
Cistern A tank that holds water for taps or a part for flushing a toilet
Malicious Intending to do harm
Idiosyncrasy A mode of behavior peculiar to an individual
Tenacious Tending to cling onto another thing or person
Laconically Not using many words to seem mysterious
Spinster An unmarried old woman
Cumbrous An object that's hard to handle due to its weight and/or size
Inquiringly To show you want to know something
Veneer A thin, decorative cover applied to something thick or coarser. It is usually used as a way to refer to the veneer on wood.
Dubiously With doubt and hesitation
Farce A dramatic work involving horseplay and crude characterization
Sagacity The ability to make good judgement
Obstinately To refuse to change your opinion
Raucous Making a loud noise
Solicitude To concern and care over something
Sadistic Gaining pleasure from inflicting pain on others.
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