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Power Words

Power words

WordDefinition
Juxtapose To place side by side
Irascible Easily angered; hot tempered
Itinerary Route of a journey
Jettison To discard; to throw away
Irreparable Cannot be repaired; can't be fixed
Intrepid Fearless; bold
Inclement Stormy; harsh
Incarcerate To put in prison
Impropriety Improper conduct; badly behaved
Indolent Lazy
Expunge To strike out; to erase
Fecund Fruitful
Festoon A decorative strip or chain hung in a curve
Expletive An exclamatory word or phrase; usually obscene or profane
Gossamer Something light; delicate; tenous
Gregarious Living in groups; social
Globule A small drop; a small ball
Holocaust Widespread destruction; usually a fire
Harbinger Forerunner; seer of the future; herald
Halycon Calm; peaceful
Gyrate To revolve around a point or axis
Gauntlet A large, heavy glove; a glove from a suit of armor
Flamboyant Ornate; showy
Formidable Frightening; dreadful; awe-inspiring
Kowtow To be overly polite and flattering
Labyrinthine Complicated; perplex; maze-like
Lambent Softly bright; flickering
Languid Drooping; sluggish
Libation Beverage; pouring liquid
Lineage Descent in a direct line from an ancestor
Loquacious Given to excessive talking
Ludicrous Laughable because of obvious absurdity
Lugubrious Exaggeratedly or affectively mournful
Luminary One who is notable in a particular field
Created by: rozeepozee9893
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