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Vocab Lessons 11-12
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| agility | ability to move quickly and easily |
| disconcerting | causing one to feel unsettled or bothered |
| voracious | wanting or devouring great quantities of food |
| devour | to eat hungrily or quickly |
| protrude | extend beyond or above a surface |
| repugnant | extremely distasteful; unacceptable |
| palatable | pleasant to taste; acceptable or satisfactory |
| appease | to pacify or satisfy a demand or a feeling |
| dogged | having or showing determination and persistence |
| livid | furiously angry |
| embed | to fix an object firmly and deeply in a surrounding mass |
| tinge | a small amount of something |
| edible | fit or suitable to be eaten |
| purse (verb) | To draw lips together tightly in disapproval |
| exotic | unusual and interesting, usually because it is from a foreign country |
| insinuate | to suggest or hint about something in an indirect way |
| autonomy | the right or condition of self-government; to be independent and free |
| unsurpassed | as good as or better than any other |
| affinity | a spontaneous or natural liking or attraction for someone or something |
| evoke | to bring about or provoke, especially feelings, memories, or responses |