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English Vocab Test
1-20 Vocab words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Didactic | Instructive; containing moral lessons |
| Amelioration | An improvement; a change for the better |
| Jettison | To throw overboard; to discard |
| Multifarious | Having many kinds of parts or elements; of great variety; diverse |
| Impinge | To encroach; to infringe upon; to strike |
| Exorbitant | Too expensive; going beyond limits |
| Artisan | One trained in some art or trade; a craftsman |
| Proseltize | To seek to convert; to win over your own opinion |
| Vivacious | Full of life; lively; spirited |
| Permeate | To pass through; to spread itself; to pervade |
| Loquacious | Talkative; given to continual talking |
| Commodious | Convenient; spacious; roomy |
| Circumspect | Attentive to all circumstances; cautious |
| Affront | An offense; an insult; defiance |
| Lithe | Flexible; easily bent |
| Welter | Confusion; turmoil |
| Sporadic | Occurring occasionally or irregularly |
| Construe | To show the meaning; to explain |
| Immutable | Unchangeable; fixed |
| Contentious | Quarrelsome; desiring to argue |