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English vocab words1

QuestionAnswer
Accrue To build up or increase over time (verb)
Adversity A difficult or unpleasant situation, hardship (noun)
Apex The highest point of something (noun)
Arduous Very difficult, tiring, or requiring a lot of effort (adjective)
Aspire To strongly want to achieve something or to aim for a goal (verb)
Avert To prevent something from happening or to turn away [usually your eyes] (verb)
Callow Inexperienced, immature, or not fully developed [usually describing a young person] (adjective)
Circuitous Not straight or direct; taking a roundabout route [literally or figuratively] (adjective)
Circumspect Careful, cautious, unwilling to take risks (adjective)
Consternation A sudden feeling of anxiety, shock, or confusion, often caused by something unexpected (noun)
Dilatory Slow to act or intended to delay (adjective)
Encumber To weigh down, burden, or hinder someone or something (verb)
Fortuitous Happening by chance, often in a lucky or beneficial way (adjective)
Illuminate To light up or make something clear (verb)
Improvise To make or do something without preparation (verb)
Introspection The act of looking inward at your own thoughts and feelings (noun)
Irresolute Showing or feeling hesitancy; uncertain (adjective)
Labyrinth A complicated and irregular network of passages or paths in which it is difficult to find one’s way; a maze (noun)
Malleable Able to be hammered or pressed permanently out of shape without breaking or cracking (adjective)
Maverick An unorthodox [irregular] or independent-minded person (noun)
Portent A sign or warning that something important or disastrous is likely to happen (noun)
Precept A general rule intended to regulate behavior or thought (noun)
Resilient Able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions [for a person or animal] (adjective)
Respite A short period of rest or relief from something difficult or unpleasant (noun)
Succumb Failure to resist pressure or temptation (verb)
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