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Eng 9 Costa Vocab #1
English 9 Costa Vocab #1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Accost (definition) | Approach and address (someone) boldly or aggressively. Verb. |
| Accost (synonyms) | confront, attack. Verb. |
| Avid (definition) | Marked by active interest and enthusiasm. Adjective. |
| Avid (synonyms) | keen, eager, enthusiastic. Adjective. |
| Blasphemy (definition) | The act of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things; swearing or profane talk. Noun. |
| Blasphemy (synonyms) | sacrilege, profanity. Noun. |
| Brackish (definition) | (Of water) slightly salty, as is the mixture of river water and seawater in estuaries. Adjective. |
| Brackish (synonyms) | briny, salty. Adjective. |
| Cantankerous (definition) | Bad-tempered, argumentative and unwilling to cooperate. Adjective. |
| Cantankerous (synonyms) | grouchy, irritable, disagreeable. Adjective. |
| Evasive (definition) | Tending to avoid commitment or self-revelation. Adjective. |
| Evasive (synonyms) | elusive, noncommittal, vague. Adjective. |
| Foolhardy (definition) | Marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences. Adjective. |
| Foolhardy (synonyms) | reckless, rash, bold. Adjective. |
| Histrionic (definition) | Overly dramatic or emotional. Adjective. |
| Histrionic (synonyms) | dramatic, melodramatic, theatrical. Adjective. |
| Incendiary (definition) | (Of a device or attack) designed to cause fires; OR tending to excite or inflame. Adjective. |
| Incendiary (synonyms) | combustible, flammable OR inflammatory, seditious. Adjective. |
| Ingenuity (definition) | The power of creative imagination. Noun. |
| Ingenuity (synonyms) | inventiveness, creativity, enterprise. Noun. |
| Overt (definition) | Done or shown openly; plainly or readily apparent, not secret or hidden. Adjective. |
| Overt (synonyms) | unconcealed, undisguised, apparent. Adjective. |
| Palatial (definition) | Resembling a palace in being spacious and splendid. Adjective. |
| Palatial (synonyms) | luxurious, deluxe, lavish. Adjective. |
| Pithy (definition) | Concise and forcefully expressed. Adjective. |
| Pithy (synonyms) | succinct, brief, concise. Adjective. |
| Relegate (definition) | Assign or dismiss to a lower rank or position. Verb. |
| Relegate (synonyms) | downgrade, lower, demote. Verb. |
| Rousing (definition) | Capable of stirring enthusiasm or excitement. Adjective. |
| Rousing (synonyms) | stirring, inspiring, stimulating. Adjective. |
| Sodden (definition) | Wet through and through; saturated with liquid, especially water. Adjective. |
| Sodden (synonyms) | soaked, drenched, saturated. Adjective. |
| Spectrum (definition) | Used to classify something, or suggest that it can be classified, in terms of its position on a scale between two extreme or opposite points. Noun. |
| Spectrum (synonyms) | scale, range. Noun. |
| Taciturn (definition) | (Of a person) reserved or uncommunicative in speech; saying little. Adjective. |
| Taciturn (synonyms) | reserved, unresponsive, unforthcoming, reticent. Adjective. |
| Undulate (definition) | Move or go with a smooth up-and-down motion. Verb. |
| Undulate (synonyms) | rise and fall, wave, oscillate. Verb. |
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