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mid-term vocab
english prep for 20 vocab words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| chastise | to punish severely; critisise harshly |
| adherence | steady or faithful attachment |
| Aptitude | the ability to learn |
| Palpable | the ability to touch or feel |
| Transgression | the act of going over a limit or boundary; a violation of law |
| Prominent | easily noticeable; distinguished |
| Serene | showing complete calm |
| Integrity | the condition of being free from damage; total honesty and sincerity |
| ominous | being or showing a sign of evil of misfortune to come |
| prestige | importance in the eyes of other people |
| integral | needed for completeness |
| petulantly | showing displays of rudeness or ill temper |
| exuberance | joyful actions; joyful exuberance |
| bewilderment | confusion from a great many things to worry about |
| sufficient | enough to achieve a goal or fill a need |
| nondescript | being or appearing to belong to no particular class or kind; not easily described |
| instinctively | performing a task with natural ability or indignation |
| augment | to increase especially in size, amount, or degree |
| pervade | to spread through all parts of |
| haphazard | marked by a lack of plan, order, or direction |