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Vocab Basics

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WordDefinition
aberration (n) something unlike the norm; different
abhor (v) to hate, detest
acquiesce (v) to agree to without protest
alacrity (n) much eagerness and speed
amiable (adj) kind, friendly
appease (v) to satisfy or calm
acrane (adj) obscure, secret
avarise (n) excessive greed
brazen (adj) brash,clear,bold,obvious
brusque (adj) succinct and abrupt; dismissive
cajole (v) to coax, to urge
callous (adj) unfeeling, cold; harsh
candor (n) frankness, honesty
chide (v) to make known and voice disapproval
circumspect (adj) careful, cautious
clandestine (adj) secret
coerce (v)make someone do something by threat or force
coherent (adj) understandable, intelligible, logical
complacency (n) ignorance out of self-satisfaction
confidant (n) person entrusted with secrets
connive (v) scheme, plot
cumulative (adj) building up, increasing, growing
debase (v) reduce value/quality of; degrade something
decry (v) to publicly criticize
deferential (adj) respectful towards authority
demure (adj) quiet natured, modest, reserved
deride (v) laugh mockingly; scorn
despot (n) a brutal, powerful ruler
diligent (adj) expressing care in work quality
elated (adj) overjoyed or thrilled
eloquent (adj) very articulate, moving and expressive
embezzle (v) to steal money entrusted to the theif
enmity (adj) hatred, hostility
erudite (adj) well educated
extol (v) to praise with enthusiasm
fabricate (v) to make up, conjure up
feral (adj) wild and savage
forsake (v) to renounce, give up
fractious (adj) easily irritated, troublesome
furtive (adj) sly, sneaky, secretive
gratuitous (adj) uncalled for, unwarranted, done without clear reasoning
haughty (v) proud, arrogantly disdainful
impeccable (adj) flawless, exemplary, faultless
impertinent (adj) insolent, rude, disrespectful
implacable (adj) not able to be appeased, placated or mitigated
impudent (adj) casually impertinent and insolent
incisive (adj) sharp, directed, clear
indolent (adj) lazy
inept (adj) unable, unqualified, not capable
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