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Vocabulary Henn
Henn pd.1 lesson 1+2
| Word | Definiton |
|---|---|
| Perennial | Lasting for an indefinitly long time |
| Intent | Purpose |
| Permeate | To pentrate through spaces; to spread throghout |
| Infer | To use avalible evidence to form a conclusion |
| Dilatory | Tending to delay or to postpone |
| Percussion | The sharp stricking of one thing against another |
| Contend | To engage in a quarrel,a strugle,or rivalry |
| Defer | To postpone;to delay |
| Perserve | To hold fast to a task or purpose despite handcpas or obstacles |
| Prose | Ordinary speech or writing without ryhme or meter |
| Perverse | Stubbornly doing something other than what is responsible or required |
| Introvet | A person whose thoughts and intrests are dirested inward |
| Avert | To turn away |
| Adversity | Hardship;misfourtune |
| Tortuous | Having many twists and turns |
| Contort | To twist or bend out of shape |
| Retort | To reply guickly and sharply,often as if in reply to an accusation |
| Subservient | Excessively willing to yeild;submissive |
| Distort | To change something to make it false |
| Subvert | To upset;to overthrow;to ruin |
| Elation | Excited feelings of pride,triunph, or happiness |