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VOCABULARY ENGLISH IV Jatarrie Rayford Forrest Robinson Derion Blackman 12 C
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AMELIORATE (V) Make something bad or unsatisfactory better. A hot meal can ameliorate the discomforts of even the coldest day.
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CALLOW (ADJ) Inexperienced and immature. The callow boater didn’t have a life preserver, paddle, or radio onboard his sailboat.
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APLOMB(N) self-confidence or assurance, esp. when in a demanding situation. The head teacher handled the truancy problem with perfect aplomb.
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INVEIGH (V) Speak or write about with hostility He belonged to a sect that inveighed against homosexuality.
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STRINGENT (ADJ) strict, precise, and exciting. My brother was able to enter the Governor’s residence with no problems, even if it had very stringent entrance regulations.
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EPITOME (N) a person or thing that is a perfect example of a particular quality or type. Leaving home and going back to college is the epitome of bittersweet.
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EXHORT (V) Strongly encourage or urge (someone) to do something. The priest planned to exhort the congregation to abstain from alcohol.
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LASSITUDE (N) A state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy. Frustrated by her friend’s lassitude, she left her sitting in clearing and continued hiking up the trail.
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INGRATIATE (V) bring oneself into favor with someone by flattering or trying to please them. I ingratiate myself to make a formal best friend relationship with him.
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UNCTUOUS (ADJ) (of a person) excessively or ingratiatingly flattering ; oily. The soap felt unctuous when it slipped from any hands.
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