english vocab final Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
allocate | to set apart, assign |
ardent | very enthusiastic, intense |
assiduous | attentive, diligent |
deviate | to stray from the norm, diverge |
gnarled | knotted, twisted, contorted |
indemnity | a payment for damage or loss |
askew | twisted, crooked, awry |
crestfallen | discouraged, dejected |
lamentable | deplorable, regrettable |
misnomer | misleading name |
profess | to affirm, assert, proclaim |
wastrel | a wasteful person, loafer |
allude | to refer casually, suggest |
clairvoyant | supernaturally perceptive,insightful |
disreputable | not respectable, disgraceful |
fathom | to understand, grasp |
placate | to appease, soothe, pacify |
pretext | a false reasoning, a cover story |
callous | emotionally hardened, insensitive |
elated | in high sprits, jubilant, ecstatic |
irrelevant | not to the point, inapplicable |
nocturnal | of or occurring in the night |
platitude | cliché, stale |
antipathy | strong dislike, hostility, enmity |
duress | forcible, intimidation |
patent | exclusive rights over an invention, copyright |
sedate | settled, composed, to administer a tranquilizer |
stipulate | to arrange specifically, specify |
ultimatum | a final proposal, final terms or conditions |
alleviate | to relieve, to make more bearable, allay |
antithesis | opposite, contrast |
appall | to fill with dismay or horror, shock |
droll | amusingly odd, comical |
edict | an order issued by someone in authority, decree |
mandatory | required, obligatory |
chagrin | irritation or humiliation, mortification |
complacent | self-satisfied, overly content |
explicate | to make plain or clear |
pandemonium | a wild uproar, chaos, commotion |
reticent | not inclined to speak, reserved, reluctant |
somnolent | sleepy, drowsy |
concur | to approve, ratify |
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