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Vocab List 1-25
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1. Aggregate | v.t. – to unite/ adj. – combined/ n. to form another |
| 2. Antithesis | n. – an opposite or contrast |
| 3. Aplomb | n. – self-confidence; poise |
| 4. Atrophy | n.– a wasting away/ v. to waste or fail to waste away |
| 5. Attrition | n. – the act of wearing away by friction |
| 6. Autonomy | n. – quality or condition of being independent |
| 7. Charlatan | n. – a quack; an imposter |
| 8. Circumvent | v.t. – to surround; to catch in trap |
| 9. Coalesce | v.i. – to grow together; to merge into one |
| 10. Diatribe | n. – discourse or dispute especially one of malicious criticism |
| 11. Facetious | adj. – lightly joking |
| 12. Filch | v. – to steal/ n.-the thing taken; the thief |
| 13. Fulminating | adj. – thundering; exploding; hurling denunciation |
| 14. Heretical | adj. – containing, holding opinions opposite of what is generally accepted |
| 15. Machinations | n. – the act of planning with evil intent |
| 16. Malediction | n. – invocation of evil; curse; slander; a speaking of evil about some collection of things |
| 17. Oscillate | v.i. – to swing to and fro; to be indecisive |
| 18. Perusal | n. – a careful and thorough reading |
| 19. Pusillanimous | adj. – faint-hearted; cowardly |
| 20. Querulous | adj. – inclined to find fault; habitually complaining |
| 21. Resilience | n. – the act of leaping or springing back; a rebound |
| 22. Schism | n. – a split or division in organized group |
| 23. Truncate | v.t. – to shorten by cutting |
| 24. Urbane | adj. – courteous in manners; polite |
| 25. Vagary | n. – an odd action or bit of conduct |