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EOY Vocab TestwRevie
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acquire | To gain possession of something; to obtain. |
| Affluent | Having a great deal of money; wealthy. |
| Awry | Away from the expected or proper direction; wrong. |
| Consent | Permission for something to happen. |
| Diverse | Showing a great deal of variety; very different. |
| Haughty | Arrogantly superior and disdainful. |
| Infer | To deduce or conclude information from evidence and reasoning. |
| Innocuous | : not likely to bother or offend : inoffensive |
| Intrigue | : the practice of engaging in secret schemes |
| Placate | To make someone less angry or hostile. |
| Pragmatic | Dealing with things sensibly and realistically. |
| Prohibit | To formally forbid something by law or authority. |
| Quaint | Attractively unusual or old-fashioned. |
| Resilient | Able to recover quickly from difficulties. |
| Serendipity | The occurrence of events by chance in a happy or beneficial way. |
| Solace | Comfort or consolation in a time of distress. |
| Sublime | Of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration |
| Subtle | Not obvious; delicate or precise as to be difficult to analyze. |
| Tranquil | Free from disturbance; calm. |
| Volatile | Liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse. |