vocab on midterm
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| ambidextrous | able to use hands equally well, very skillful, versatile, and flexible
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| augment | to make larger, increase, amplify, and add on
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| bereft | deprived of, made unhappy through a loss, bereaved
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| deploy | to position, arrange, to form up, organize, station
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| tentative | experimental, uncertain, inconclusive
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| feasible | able to be done, workable
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| grimace | (n) a wry face, facial distortion, pained expression. (v) to make a wry face
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| nostalgia | a longing for something past
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| tepid | lukewarm, unenthusiastic, halfhearted
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| fallow | (adj) plowed but not seeded, dormant, unproductive. (n) land left unseeded. (v) to plow but not seed
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| inclement | stormy, harsh, severe blustery
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| perpetuate | to make permanent, long lasting, preserve
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| redress | (v) to set right, correct. (n) relief from wrong
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| urbane | refined in manner or style, suave, elegant
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| cogent | forceful, persuasive
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| disperse | to scatter, dispel, spread
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| esteem | (v) to regard highly, respect, honor. (n) a highly favorable opinion or judgment
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| finite | having limits, bounded, measurable
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| skulk | to move about stealthily, lurk, sink, prowl
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| assent | (v) to express agreement, consent. (n) agreement
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| benefactor | one who does good to others, patron
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| facile | easily done or attained, effortless
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| plod | to walk heavily or slowly, trudge
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| remiss | neglectful in performance, lax,
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| brandish | to wave, swing, shake
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| ironic | suggesting an incongruity between what might be expected and what actually happens, sardonic, sarcastic
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| pinnacle | high peak or point, acme, apex
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| supple | bending easily, agile, limber, flexible, pliable
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| amend | to change for the better, improve, modify
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| corrosive | eating away gradually, acid like, caustic
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| renegade | (n) one who leaves a group, outlaw (adj) unorthodox
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| squalid | filthy, dingy, foul
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| waive | to do without, give up voluntarily, decline
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| apathy | a lack of feeling or emotion, a lack of interest; disinterest, detachment
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| commend | to praise, express approval
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| consecrate | to make sacred, sanctify
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| revel | (v) to take great pleasure in, relish, savor. (n) a wild celebration
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| suave | urbane, polite, pleasing to the senses
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