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Vocab List #13
WSHS - Eng 11 Vocab List #13 Wood/Tedder
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| whimsical | adj. fanciful; capricious |
| usurp | v. seize another’s power or rank |
| terse | adj. concise; abrupt |
| supercilious | adj. arrogant; condescending |
| sustain | v. experience; support; nourish |
| sparse | adj. not thick; thinly scattered; scanty |
| quiescent | adj. at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive |
| refute | v. disprove |
| resplendent | adj. dazzling; glorious; brilliant |
| pretentious | adj. ostentatious; pompous; making unjustified claims |
| pithy | adj. concise; meaningful; substantial; meaty |
| pernicious | adj. very destructive |
| palliate | v. ease pain; make less severe or offensive |
| mitigate | v. appease; moderate |
| idiosyncrasy | n. individual trait; eccentricity |