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HG Vocab

QuestionAnswer
Deterrent something that keeps a person from doing something; discourages or restrains
Maniacal insane; crazy
Verve enthusiasm; liveliness
Sustenance that which supports life
Dissent disagreement; to reject the authority of
Condone disregard or overlook; pardon or forgive
Insurmountable impossible; overwhelming
Disgruntled sullen, grouchy, testy
Beckon entice, tempt, summon
Incoherent incomprehensible; unable to express oneself clearly
Grandeur magnificence
Flamboyant showy, elaborate or extravagant
Barbarism characterized as uncivilized or savage
Adversary enemy; antagonist
Surveillance close and careful watch of a person or group; observation
Emaciated abnormally thin
Demean to put down; degrade; to lower in dignity or honor
Arduous incredibly difficult
Pungent strong odor
Patronize to treat as a child; condescending
Salvation protecting from harm, loss, or destruction
Rejuvenate to give life to; to make fresh or new again
Arbitrary without reason or purpose
Gall nerve; audacity
Abstain to hold oneself back voluntarily
Reprieve temporary relief from pain or harm
Astronomical exceedingly great; enormous
Lethargy state of being unenergetic, dull, sluggish
Dissipate to become scattered, dispersed, dispelled
Pariah outcast
Ruse an action meant to mislead or trick
Sadistic finding pleasure in cruelty; brutal and vicious
Futile hopeless; pointless
Haggard having a gaunt, wasted, or exhausted appearance as from prolonged exertion, suffering, or anxiety
Created by: jmortensen
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