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English Vocab 1-5
Terms 1-5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| detriment | a disadvantage |
| dexterous | skilled |
| discretion | good sense |
| facetious | funny |
| gregarious | outgoing |
| optimum | ideal |
| ostentatious | showy |
| scrupulous | ethical |
| sensory | of the senses |
| vicarious | indirect |
| collaborate | to team up |
| despondent | depressed |
| instigate | to cause |
| resilient | quick to recover |
| retrospect | looking back |
| rudimentary | basic |
| scoff | to ridicule |
| squelch | to hold back |
| venerate | to honor |
| zealot | an extremist |
| ambiguous | unclear |
| dissident | a rebel |
| embellish | to decorate |
| fritter | to waste |
| inadvertent | not intended |
| inane | silly |
| juxtapose | to put side by side |
| lethargy | inactivity |
| sporadic | irregular |
| subsidize | to pay for |
| berate | to neglect |
| estrange | to drive away |
| euphoric | very happy |
| impetuous | impulsive |
| infallible | perfect |
| maudlin | overly emotional |
| regress | to go backward |
| relinquish | to yield |
| ubiquitous | found everywhere |
| zenith | the highest point |
| charlatan | a con artist |
| corroborate | to confirm |
| disseminate | to spread |
| diverge | to go in different directions |
| dormant | not active |
| hoist | to raise |
| illicit | unlawful |
| irrevocable | not reversible |
| precipitate | to bring on |
| proliferation | a rapid increase |