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Lyons/Vocabulary 1-3

Vocabulary

QuestionAnswer
detriment disadvantage
dexterous skilled with your hands
discretion good sense
facetious funny, humorous, joking, sarcastic
gregarious outgoing, enjoying the company of others
optimum ideal, most favorable
ostentatious showy, flashy
scroupulous ethical, careful about moral standards
sensory of the senses
vicarious indirect
collaborate to work together, cooperate in effort
despondent depressed, sad
instigate to cause
resilient quick to recover
retrospect looking back
rudimentary basic, elementary
scoff to ridicule, to laugh
squelch to hold back
venerate to honor
zealot an extremist
ambiguous unclear
dissident a rebel, a person opposed to established ideas
embellish to decorate
fritter to waste
inadverent not intended, accidental
inane silly
juxtapose to put side by side
lethargy inactivity, lack of energy
sporadic irregular
subsidize to pay for
berate to scold angrily, chastise, reprimand, to criticize someone in a harsh, angry way
estrange to drive away, alienate, sever
euphoric overwhelming pleasurable emotion, very happy, joyful
impetuous acting or done quickly and without thought, impulsive, fearless
infallible perfect, faultless, flawless
maudlin appealing to the emotions in a tiresome way, overly emotional, sentimental
regress to go backward, return
relinquish to surrender, to yield, hand over
ubiquitous found everywhere, commonplace, usual, familiar
zenith climax, peak, pinnacle, highest point
equivocate to ANSWER unclearly
fortuitous lucky, fortunate, by chance
impeccable perfect, flawless
liaison go between, middle man
predisposed inclined, likely
propensity tendency, habit
reprehensible shameful, terrible, unforgivable
sham fake, misleading, false
solace comfort, empathy, relief
solicitous thoughtful, attentive
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