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vocab for midterm

english vocab for midterm

worddefinition
audacious fearlessly daring
bemused to be bewildered
chide to scold
empathize to indentify with anothers situation
flourish to thrive
keepsake sometime given or kept as a momento
multifaceted having many phases
propensity a tendency to do something
scofflaw a person who breaks the law
tenacity being stubborn
abash to make ashamed
complusion the act of compelling
dubious undecided
haggard appearing gaunt
innocuous harmless
mendacious untruthful
onerous troublesome
paragon a model of excellence
plausible apparently true or likely
solace a source of comfort
apparition a ghost
brazen rudely bold or boldly rude
chivalrous curtious
corpulent fat
decripit old, worn out
gorge to eat excessively
infallible incabable of failing
luminous omitting light
quandary a state of uncertainty
soothsayer one who foretells events
aesthetic the appriciation of beauty
blase bored
digress to stray from the subject
frugal inexpensive, cheap
monotonous repeatingly dull
placid calm
profane vulgar
sophomoric lacking maturity
stifle to cut off
vacuous empty
abhor to detest
behemoth a large creature
desiccated dehydrated
facade a false appearance
illicit unlawful
penitent feeling remorse
racous rowdy
reclusive lives alone
wrath anger
amble to walk slowly
balderdash senseless talk
contempt felling worthless
dross rubbish
demure shy
hubris excessive pride or self confidence
jeer to mock
lament to express sorrow
lethargic sluggish, tired
squalor being very dirty
abyss deep chasm
boorish rude
candor a sencere expression
eloquent vivid, expressive writing or talking
fortitude strength of mind
gumption initiative
irascible easily angered
malcontent discontented, restless
tangible something touchable
verbiage excess use of words for a purpose
braggadocio bragger
commiserate to feel sympathy
crestfallen dejected
dexterous skill with the hands or mind
fiasco complete failure
inarticulate uttered without the use of normal words/sounds
kudos praise
opaque dull
prognosticate to predict
stately dignified
Created by: bladechick12
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