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vocab12
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| alleviate | to lighten |
| belie | to misrepresent |
| diffident | timid, shy |
| eulogy | praise |
| hyperbole | overstatement |
| pervasive | widespread |
| spendthrift | wasteful one |
| travesty | mockery |
| derivative | not original |
| greagarious | outgoing |
| fidelity | faithfulness |
| insipid | dull |
| morose | gloomy |
| piety | devout worshipper |
| vilify | to denounce |
| clandestine | secret |
| deplore | disapprove |
| excise | cut out |
| abridge | shorten |
| bolster | support |
| elusive | hard to hold |
| fallacious | misleading |
| intermittent | off and on |
| premonition | forewarning |
| superfluous | excessive |
| circumspect | cautious |
| curtail | to shorten |
| euphemism | substitute for unacceptable one |
| embellish | to improve by adding ornament |
| inadvertently | by accident |
| opulent | rich, showy |
| pretentious | showy, affected |
| tactile | can be touched |
| composure | calmness, poise |
| emissary | representative |
| antipathy | dislike |
| chide | scold |
| eminent | famous |
| gratuitous | uncalled for |
| opaque | light can't get in |
| rudimentary | basic |
| taciturn | silent |
| breach | gap |
| diminuative | miniature |
| laudable | praiseworthy |
| recluse | lives alone |
| squalid | dirty |
| admonish | warn |
| corpulent | obese |
| imminent | soon to happen |
| relegate | to banish, devalue |
| obstinate | stubborn |
| respite | break, rest |
| stringent | severe |
| antediluvian | very old |
| calumny | slander, rumor |
| devotee | fan, supporter |
| equivocal | double meaning |
| impeccable | flawless |
| inveterate | long habit |
| omniscient | knowing all |
| peevish | irritable |
| stupefy | deaden senses |
| venerable | worthy of honor |
| bombasitc | high-sounding speech |
| debase | reduce in status |
| ebullient | lively |
| prosaic | dull, ordinary |
| paucity | shortage |
| salubrious | conducive to health |
| tumultuous | commotion, noise |
| acrimonious | angry, bitter |
| compunction | guilt, remose |
| duplicity | doubleness, to deceive |
| extol | to praise |
| ineffable | can't describe |
| lassitude | weariness, weakness |
| perfidy | deceit, betrayal |
| restive | unruly, resisting |
| turgid | showy, ornate in style |
| accolade | praise |
| capricious | inconstant, fickle |
| devoid | empty, vacant |
| esoteric | difficult to understand |
| prevaricate | lie |
| polemical | controversial |
| sedentary | inactive |
| abstruse | hard to understand |
| blithe | cheerful |
| debacle | defeat, sudden collapse |
| equanimity | emotional balance |
| frugal | thrifty |
| infidel | unbeliever |
| myriad | numerous |
| protract | to prolong |
| salutary | promotes goodness |
| ubiquitous | widespread, everywhere |
| beguile | to deceive with charms |
| conjecture | to guess, make inference |
| dilatory | cause delay, tardy |
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