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English Final Vocab
Vocab for Final English Exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Asset | n. all the property of a person that may be used in payment of debts; a quality or thing that can be used to advantage |
| Sagely | adv. showing deep understanding and intelligent application of knowledge |
| Savvy | n. knowledge gained by actually doing or living through something |
| Vacant | adj. empty |
| Unfathomable | adj. impossible to understand |
| Incredulous | adj. feeling or showing an inability to believe something |
| Nonchalant | adj. having a confident and easy manner |
| Gallant | adj. splendid, spirited, brave |
| Dumbfounded | adj. speechless with astonishment |
| Ornery | adj. having an irritable mood |
| Gingerly | adv. cautiously |
| Defiance | n. the act of resisting or challenging |
| Elude | v. to avoid or escape by being quick, skillful, or tricky |
| Implore | v. to call upon with a humble request |
| Grim | adj. cruel, fierce |
| Detached | adj. separated |
| Recur | v. to go or come back in thought or discussion |
| Genuine | adj. real |
| Divert | v. to turn aside; to distract |
| Stupor | n. a state of dullness or lack of interest resulting often from stress or shock |
| Doggedly | adv. stubbornly determined |
| Stricken | adj. trouble with misfortune |
| Desert | v. to leave |
| Delirious | adj. showing a mental disturbance marked by confusion, disturbed speech, and hallucination |
| Vast | adj. very great in size; enormous |