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Vocab Unit 4

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95285206alacritycheerful willingness;readiness; liveliness
95285207aversionstrong dislike;repugnance; antipathy
95285208involuntarynot done of one's own free will; automatic; unintentional; spontaneous
95285209loathunwilling; averse; disinclined; reluctant
95285210loathehave an intense aversion; detest
95285211volitionwill
95285212acclivityupward slope
95285213acmehighest point; pinnacle; summit
95285214apogee1. farthest point from the earth in the orbit of a heavenly body 2. highest point; culmination
95285215climacticarranged in order of increasing force and interest
95285216consummateperfect; superb; carried to the highest degree
95285217eminencehigh rank
95285218eminentstanding out; notable; famous
95285219etherealof the heavens; celestial;airy;delicate;intangible
95285220exalt1. lift up with joy, pride, etc 2. raise in rank, dignity, etc
95285221precipicevery steep or overhanging place; cliff
95285222precipitous1.steep as a precipice 2.hasty; rash
95285223preeminentstanding our above others; superior
95285224sublimate1.redirect the energy of a person's bad impulses into socially and morally higher channels 2.purify; refine
95285225sublimeelevated;noble;exalted;uplifting
95285226vertexfarthest point opposite the base, as in a triangle or pyramid
95285227zenith1. highest point;culmination;peak 2.point in the heavens directly overhead
95285228abjectdeserving contempt; sunk to a low condition; wretched
95285229abysmaldeep; profound; immeasurably great
95285230abyssbottomless depth;immeasurably great space
95285231anticlimaxabrupt decline from the dignified or important to the trivial or ludicrous; comedown
95285232chasmdeep breach; wide gap or rift
95285233declivitydownward slope
95285234dregsmost worthless part; sediment at the bottom of a liquid
95285235earthydown to earth; realistic
95285236humble1. of low position or condition 2. not proud; unpretentious; modest
95285237meniallow;mean;subservient;servile
95285238nadirlowest point
95285239plumbget to the bottom of; ascertain the depth of; fathom
95285240profoundvery deep; deeply felt; intellectually deep
95285241ravinedeep, narrow gorge worn by running water
95285242consanguinityblood relationship
95285243filialof or like a son or daughter
95285244fraternalof or like a brother
95285245genealogya person's family's descent
95285246gentility1.good manners 2.gentry; upper class
95285247kith and kinfriends and relatives
95285248maternalof or like a mother
95285249nepotismfavoritism to relatives by those in power
95285250paternalof or like a father
95285251progenitorforefather
95285252progenyoffspring;children
95285253siblingone of two or more children of a family
95285254aromapleasant odor
95285255aromaticsweet-scented;fragrant
95285256fragranthaving a pleasant odor; pleasantly odorous or odoriferous
95285257fusty1. stale-smelling;musty;moldy 2.old-fashioned
95285258incensesubstance yielding a pleasant odor when burned
95285259malodorousill-smelling;stinking;fetid
95285260noisome1.offensive to smell; disgusting 2.harmful;noxious
95285261olfactorypertaining to the sense of smell
95285262pungentsharp in smell or taste; acrid; biting;stimulating
95285263putrid1.stinking from decay 2.extreamly bad; corrupt
95285264rancidunpleasant to smell or taste from being spoiled or stale
95285265rank1.having a strong,bad odor or taste 2.extreme
95285266reekemit a strong, disagreeable smell
95285267scent1.smell; perfume 2.get a suspicion of
95285268unsavory1.unpleasent to taste or smell 2.morally offensive
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