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CP 10 Final Vocab
Robust Vocabulary Terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aberration | something that differs from the norm |
| ingenuous | not devious, innocent and candid |
| malevolent | wanting harm to befall others |
| indigenous | originating in a region |
| assuage | to ease, pacify |
| tacit | expressed without words |
| fractious | troublesome or irritable |
| acquiesce | to agree without protesting |
| fraught | filled or accompanied with |
| vapid | lacking liveliness, dull |
| cognizant | aware, mindful |
| engender | to bring about, create, generate |
| portent | an omen |
| buffet | to strike with force |
| ominous | foreboding or foreshadowing evil |
| vex | to confuse or annoy |
| oration | a speech delivered in a formal or ceremonious manner |
| revel | to enjoy intensely |
| sublime | lofty, grand, exalted |
| augment | to add to, expand |
| idiosyncratic | peculiar to one person; highly individualized |
| inarticulate | incapable of expressing oneself clearly through speech |
| juxtaposition | the act of placing two things next to each other for implicit comparison |
| maverick | an independent, nonconformist person |
| neophyte | someone who is young or inexperienced |