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SLA 9 Vocab

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aesthetic concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty
balmy mild and pleasant
benign kind and gentle
gaudy extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless
grotesque absurd; distorted
mundane ordinary, commonplace
obtuse lacking sharpness of intellect; not clear or precise in thought or expression
poignant (adj.) deeply affecting, touching; keen or sharp in taste or smell
resplendent attractive and impressive through being richly colorful or sumptuous
wanton undisciplined; unrestrained; reckless
anecdote A brief narrative that focuses on a particular incident or event.
antidote a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
apprehend To seize; to arrest
epitaph an inscription on a tombstone or burial place
epithet an adjective or descriptive phrase expressing a quality characteristic of the person or thing mentioned.
prodigy a person, especially a young one, endowed with exceptional qualities or abilities.
progeny offspring; children
reprehend to find fault with
vivacious lively, sprightly, full of energy
voracious having an eager approach to activities; devouring great quantities of food
chronic continuing for a long time
chronicle a record of events in order of time; a history
chronograph a device (like a stopwatch) that is used for measuring and recording time in a very exact way
chronological Arranged in order of time of occurrence
microbe microscopic life form; microorganism; germ
microbiology The study of microscopic organisms
microfilm image reduced to small size on film
microscopic too small to be seen except under a microscope
synchronicity The simultaneous occurrence of events that appear significantly related but have no discernible causal connection.
synchronize to occur at the same time; simultaneous
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