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Amanda 2011 Vocab
2011 Vocabulary #8-11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adept | adj. highly skilled; expert |
| banter | 1.) v. to exchange playful, teasing remarks 2.) n. light, playful conversation |
| capacious | adj. able to hold a large amount; roomy |
| copious | adj. large in quantity; abundant |
| deploy | 1.) v. to arrange troops or equipment in position for battle 2.) to put to use |
| facilitate | v. to make easier |
| fastidious | 1.) adj. paying close attention to detail 2.) difficult to please |
| fitful | adj. not steady; irregular |
| grapple | 1.) to struggle with in close combat; to wrestle 2.) to come to grips with |
| abet | v. to encourage or assist in some activity, especially a questionable one |
| allot | v. to assign or distribute as a portion or share |
| balmy | adj. soothing, mild |
| congregate | v. to come together in a group, assemble |
| humdrum | adj. lacking excitement; boring or monotonous |
| influx | n. a flowing or pouring in; arrival in massive numbers |
| sporadic | adj. happening occasionally; not regularly |
| abject | adj. most miserable; wretched |
| atrocity | n. an act of great cruelty and wickedness |
| commemorate | v. to serve as a memorial to; to remember in a solemn manner |
| enhance | v. to make greater or better |
| flagrant | adj. clearly offensive or bad; conspicuously acting against what is right |
| languish | v. to lose hope, strength, or vitality because of neglect or bad conditions |
| reprisal | n. a retaliation for an injury |
| benign | 1.) adj. kind, gracious, gentle 2.) adj. favorable; not threatening |
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