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VOCAB #14
English with Sanford at Boston Latin School
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By: regina riley
Created: 2011-12-20
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Created: 2011-12-20
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abhorrence
to regard with extreme repugnance
alleviate
to lessen, lighten, relieve
bestow
to present as a gift or an honr
brevity
shortness of suration or in expression
concurrence
an agreement in opinion
consternation
a sate of paralyzing dismay of confusion
conterminous
having a boundary in common
de facto
"in fact"
depreciate
to lower in value or worth
devoid
completely lacking
discomfit
to make uneasy or perplexed
expedite
to accelerate the progress of
exuberant
full of unrestrained enthusiasm or joy
impertinence
insolence: rudness
infamous
characterized by a nefarious eputaion or legacy
insipid
lacking qualities that excite, stimulate
insouciant
free from concern
intimate
to communicate or make known indirectly
malthusian
of or relating to thomas robert malthus or his theory that population tends to increase faster rate than its means of subsustence
obstinate
not easily subdued or influenced
palatable
acceptable or agreeable to the mind
penury
extreme want or poverty
perpetuity
endless or indefinitely long duratio
prima facie
at first apperance
querulous
habitually complaining
reprobate
a depraved or morally unprincipled person
sagacity
showing keen judgement
scofflaw
a person who flouts or violates the law
sententious
terse and energetic in expression
sublimation
a subconscious defense mechanism
travesty
an exaggerated or grotesque imitation
tumult
a disorderly commotion
unequivocal
having only one possible meaning
unrequited
not returned
vehemence
characterized by forcefulness of expression
About this deck
By: regina riley
Created: 2011-12-20
Size: 35 flashcards
Views: 12
Created: 2011-12-20
Size: 35 flashcards
Views: 12
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