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Fundies Vocab 10-12
Fundamentals of Writing Vocab Units 10-12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abjure | to renounce, repudiate under oath; to avoid, shun |
| acquiesce | to accept without protest; to agree or submit |
| acrid | harsh in taste or odor; sharp in manner or temper |
| allude | to refer to casually or indirectly |
| allure | to entice, tempt; to be attractive to; a strong attraction; the power to attract; charm |
| askew | twisted to one side, crooked; awry |
| august | majestic, inspiring admiration and respect; dignified |
| blithe | cheerful, lighthearted; casual, unconcerned |
| callous | emotionally hardened, unfeeling |
| clairvoyant | supernaturally perceptive; insightful; one who possesses extrasensory powers; seer |
| clandestine | secret, concealed; underhanded |
| compunction | remorse, regret; misgiving |
| conclusive | serving to settle an issue; final |
| conflagration | a large destructive fire |
| contentious | quarrelsome, inclined to argue |
| covet | to desire something belonging to another |
| crestfallen | discouraged, dejected, downcast |
| disheveled | rumpled, mussed; hanging in disorder |
| disreputable | not respectable, not esteemed |
| elated | in high spirits, jubilant; extremely pleased |
| endemic | native or confined to a particular region or people; characteristic of |
| exemplary | worthy of imitation, commendable; serving as a model |
| exponent | one who advocates, speaks for, explains, or interprets |
| fathom | to understand, get to the bottom of; to determine the depth of; a measure of depth in water |
| garrulous | given to much talking, tediously chatty |
| guile | deceit, treacherous cunning |
| indelible | not able to be erased or removed; memorable |
| indulgent | yielding to the wishes or demands of others |
| insuperable | incapable of being overcome |
| integrity | honesty, high moral standards; an unimpaired condition |
| inveterate | firmly established, long-standing; habitual |
| irrelevant | not to the point, not applicable or pertinent |
| itinerary | a route of travel; a record of travel; a guidebook |
| lamentable | to be regretted or pitied |
| misconstrue | a to interpret wrongly, mistake the meaning of |
| misnomer | an unsuitable or misleading name |
| nocturnal | of or occurring in the night; under cover of darkness |
| obnoxious | highly offensive, arousing strong dislike |
| placate | to appease, soothe, pacify |
| placid | calm, peaceful |
| plagiarism | using as one’s own the writing or ideas of another; piracy; theft |
| platitude | a commonplace or stale or trite remark; cliché, truism |
| potent | powerful; highly effective |
| pretext | a false reason, deceptive excuse |
| profess | to affirm openly; to state belief in; to claim |
| protrude | to stick out, thrust forth |
| quell | to subdue, put down forcibly |
| quiescent | inactive; at rest |
| respite | a period of relief or rest |
| retribution | a repayment; a deserved punishment |
| ruminate | to meditate, think about at length; to chew the cud; to ponder |
| sinuous | winding, having many curves; lithe and flexible |
| sonorous | full, deep, or rich in sound; impressive in style |
| stark | harsh, unrelieved, desolate; utterly |
| superficial | on or near the surface; concerned with only the surface; shallow |
| tacit | unspoken, silent; implied, inferred |
| tangible | capable of being touched; real, concrete |
| trenchant | incisive, keen; forceful, effective; cutting, caustic |
| vanguard | the leading position in any field; cutting edge; foremost part of an army |
| wastrel | a wasteful person, spendthrift; a good-for-nothing; loafer |
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