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Vocab List 21
WSHS - English 11 - Vocab List 21 - Wood/Tedder
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abrasive | adj.rubbing away; tending to grind down (uh – bray – sive) |
| adherent | n. supporter; follower (ad – here – int) |
| benign | adj. kindly; favorable; not malignant (be – nine) |
| censorious | adj. critical; judging harshly (sin – sore – ee – us ) |
| despot | n. tyrant; harsh, authoritarian ruler (des – sput) |
| deference | n. courteous regard for another’s wish (deaf – er – ints) |
| solemnity | n. seriousness; gravity (suh – lem – nit – ee) |
| threadbare | adj. worn through till the threads show; shabby and poor (thread – bare) |
| unwarranted | adj. unjustified; groundless (un – war – ant – ed) |
| virtuoso | n. highly skilled artist (vir – chew – o – so) |
| venerate | v. revere; think highly of, respect (ven – er –ate) |
| sanction | v. approve; ratify (sank – shun) |
| recalcitrant | adj. obstinately stubborn; determined to resist authority (re – cal – sit – trent) |
| renounce | v. forswear; repudiate; abandon (re – nownts) |
| precarious | adj. uncertain; risky (pre – care – ee – us) |
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