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CentralColemanVocab1
Lesson 1 vocab!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Avid | 1.Having a strong desire for,to the point of greed 2. Eager; enthusiastic |
| Brusque | Abrupt in manner or speech; gruff. |
| Brusqueness | The quality or state of being brusque. |
| Concise | Short and to the pint. |
| Demean | To cause a lowering of self-esteem; to lower in reputation or character. |
| Demeaning | Degrading |
| Despicable | Deserving contempt or scorn |
| Emulate | To try to equal; to imitate |
| Evoke | 1. To call forth; to produce 2. To bring to mind, often by suggestion. |
| Evocative | Creating something again, especially through the imagination. |
| Excruciating | Very painful. |
| Inaugurate | 1. to install in office with a formal ceremony 2. to begin officially or mark the opening of |
| Pervade | to spreading throughout |
| Proprietor | an owner of a store or other business |
| Pseudonym | a fictitious name used by an author; a pen name |
| Rebuff | 1. to reject bluntly; a blunt rejection; to drive back 2. an abrupt setback in progress |
| Resilient | 1. capable or recovering quickly from misfortune 2. returning quickly to an original shape or condition; the ability to spring back |
| Turbulent | 1. chaotic; unruly 2. story; tempestuous |
| Turbulence | 1. great disturbance or agitation 2. rapid changes in wind speed and direction in the atmosphere |