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Daily Terms 61 - 80
The daily words/terms for Advanced English 11 #'s 61 - 80.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Expeditious | Acting in a quick or efficient way |
| Archaic | Very old or old-fashioned; outdated |
| Zephyr | Brief gusty wind |
| Quiescent | Peacefulness, dormant, inactive |
| Plethora | In excess, a large amount |
| Degust | To eat slowly in an effort to appreciate the taste |
| Poignant | Touching and moving in an emotional sense |
| Abate | To become smaller |
| Sycophant | A person who flatters to gain personal favours |
| Ravenous | Extremely hungry |
| Defunct | No longer existing or functioning |
| Munificence | Act of being extremely generous; the quality of being lavishly generous |
| Juxtaposition | 2 different, contrasting things being compared side by side |
| Alacritous | Brisk or lively |
| Cachinnating | To laugh loudly |
| Polychromatic | Multi-coloured; showing a variety or change in colour |
| Incandescent | Giving off light after being heated |
| Banal | Boring or lacking in originality |
| Acquiesce | To submit to or comply silently or without protest |
| Incongruous | Out of place; inappropriate; unbecoming |