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Vocab 7-8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| narcissistic | extremely self-centered with an exaggerated sense of self-importance : marked by or characteristic of excessive admiration of or infatuation with oneself |
| enunciate | say or pronounce clearly |
| invariably | in every case or on every occasion; always |
| graphically | with clear and vividly descriptive details. |
| intone | say or recite with little rise and fall of the pitch of the voice; to say something clearly in a dull, flat voice |
| disposition | personality or mood |
| exclusion | something that is left out on purpose |
| distinct | clear and obvious |
| adversity | difficulties; misfortune; something that is an extremely difficult experience or situation that is hard to overcome |
| bristle | to act in an angry or irritated way |
| wary | feeling or showing caution about possible dangers or problems |
| wiry | thin but strong |
| quizzical | to question or doubt something |
| simulate | imitate the appearance or character of; to pretend to do something |
| equivocate | to avoid telling the truth by not giving a direct answer |
| recollect | to remember something |
| omniscient | knowing everything |
| emit | to send out or give off |
| engross | to absorb all the attention or interest of |
| impressionable | easily influenced by others |