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Semester II Vocabulary

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to persuade by pleasant words; to coax with flattery and insincere talk; to wheedle
roomy, spacious
to release from an entanglement or a difficulty; to set free
of or suited to a servant; servile
growing without check or restaint; flourishing; widespread
to deliver; to send; to hand over; to assign to an undesirable position or place
the art of public speaking; a style or manner of public speaking or reading
incapable of being corrected or reformed; persistently bad
having or making a harsh sound; shrill
very poisonous or harmful; deadly; intensely bitter or spiteful
not feeling or showing emotion
to soothe the temper of; to appease; to pacify
a natural tendency or ability
to completely reject; to disown; to refuse to accept
used to sitting much of the time; moving little and rarely; staying in one place
approval and support; patronage
concealed, usually for a forbidden purpose; secret; covert
reserved; reluctant, discreet
reckless boldness; rashness; foolhardiness
a slight remnant; a trace of something that no longer exists; a minute quality
inequality; difference; unlikeness
joking; said in fun; meant to be amusing
too ready to please, praise, or obey; meddlesome; offering unwanted or unneeded advice or comments
harsh or caustic; extremely severe or bitter
inactivity; quietness; stillness
entirely without; empty; totally lacking
unalterable; relentless
thin; not substantial; flimsy
keen, sound judgment; mental acuteness; shrewdness
debatable; resolved and not worth further discussion or consideration
to be a sign or omen of; to portend
intended for or understood by only a few; confidential; private
to give according to measure or one's judgment; to allot or distribute
a wronge name; an error in naming a person, place, or thing
marked with spots, blotches, or streaks of different colors
sharp or bitter in language or manner
great fear or shock that leaves one confused and bewildered; great dismay
a riddle or puzzle; something puzzling or unexplainable; a mystery
to interpret; to set forth or explain in detail
fond of talking; talkative

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