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Final Vocab Test
Terhune 10H
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Enmity | the extreme ill-will that exists between two enemies; hostility |
| Esoteric | something that is understood only by a select few |
| Malevolent | having or showing a desire to harm others |
| Rescind | to take back or appeal |
| Rancor | a bitter and long-lasting resentment |
| Arrogance | overconfidence |
| Utility | usefulness |
| Vigor | energy, vitality |
| Witty | clever or amusing |
| Urbane | highly sophisticated |
| Indelible | incapable of being erased |
| Vivid | sharp, intense; making an impression on the senses |
| Novel | original; new and different |
| Trite | overused, lacking freshness |
| Vociferous | loud |
| Tirade | a long, harsh, often abusive speech |
| Sullen | sad, sulky |
| Torpid | without energy |
| Traitor | one who has betrayed a person, cause, or country |
| Resourceful | able to find solutions |
| Slothful | lazy |
| Sluggish | lacking energy |
| Provoke | to anger, arouse, bring to action |
| Indomitable | unable to be subdued or overcome |
| Innate | existing in a person since birth |
| Pioneer | n. a leader in a field v. to lead the way in a field |
| Succinct | brief concise |
| Verbosity | the use of many words |
| Resolute | strongly determined |
| Transcendent | going beyond known limits |
| Serene | calm, peaceful |
| Taciturn | being of few words |
| Reticent | not talkative, shy, reluctant to speak |
| Precarious | 1. dangerously unstable or insecure 2. not well founded |
| Strident | something expressed in a harsh or grating way |
| Satiate | to satisfy hunger or another appetite completely |
| Preclude | to make something impossible |
| Nullify | to make invalid or worthless |
| Aesthetic | pleasing in appearance; pertaining to beauty |
| Ingenuity | demonstrating cleverness and originality |
| Colloquial | characteristic of informal conversation |
| Extraneous | irrelevant, extra, not necessary |
| Indignation | anger sparked by something unjust or unfair |
| Propagate | to multiply, spread out |
| Temperance | moderation in action or thought |
| Confound | to frustrate or confuse |
| Dissuade | to persuade someone not to do something |
| Gratuitous | uncalled for; unwarranted |
| Ostracize | to exclude someone from a group |
| Paradigm | an example that is a perfect model |
| Vacuous | lack of content or ideas |
| Trepidation | feelings of fear or apprehension |
| Prosaic | lacking in liveliness; dull; boring |
| Hackneyed | something made commonplace and stale by overuse |
| Cacophony | an unpleasant combination of loud, often jarring, sounds |
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clementinecup
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