Vocab 2 ENG III AP Birr
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82957828 | composure | calmness; equanimity | |
82957829 | concede | admit reluctantly; yield | |
82957830 | concise | short and to the point; terse | |
82957831 | condone | to overlook, excuse, or pardon | |
82957832 | concur | agree | |
82957833 | confound | to mix up(in your own mind); or, to confuse someone else | |
82957834 | consonance | a blending of sounds or opinions; harmony; agreement | |
82957835 | consummate | to complete or make whole | |
82957836 | contend | to argue a point or position; or, to struggle for | |
82957837 | contend | to argue a point or position; or, to struggle for | |
82957838 | contingent | dependent upon other circumstances; conditional | |
82957839 | contract | squeeze together; shrink | |
82957840 | contrite | sorry; penitent | |
82957841 | conundrum | riddle; mystery | |
82957842 | converge | move together to meet at a common point | |
82957843 | conviction | an opinion that is strongly held | |
82957844 | convivial | fond of parties; sociable | |
82957845 | copious | in large quantity; abundant | |
82957846 | cordial | friendly; welcoming; gracious | |
82957847 | corporeal | having to do with the body or the physical world | |
82957848 | corroborate | support with evidence; tell the same story; confirm | |
82957849 | criteria | requirements or standards used to make a decision | |
82957850 | cryptic | hidden; secret; mysterious | |
82957851 | cupidity | greed, especially for money | |
82957852 | culpable | guilty; blameworthy | |
82957853 | cursory | quickly and incompletely done; superficial | |
82957854 | daunted | dismayed; disheartened; discouraged (made less courageous) | |
82957855 | decadence | moral decay or decline | |
82957856 | defame | to say things harmful to a person's reputation; malign; vilify | |
82957857 | deference | the act of yielding to someone else out of respect | |
82957858 | denounce | criticize; condemn | |
82957859 | depleted | emptied; drained; used up | |
82957860 | deplore | to express regret or disapproval; complain; criticize | |
82957861 | deprecate | disapprove; belittle | |
82957862 | deride | make fun of; ridicule | |
82957863 | despondent | feeling hopeless or depressed | |
82957864 | despot | tyrant | |
82957865 | destitute | poor; lacking possessions | |
82957866 | desultory | lacking a plan; aimless | |
82957867 | dexterity | high level of skill, especially with the hands; adroitness | |
82957868 | diatribe | a bitterly critical speech | |
82957869 | digress | to move away from the main topic when writing or speaking; to go off on a tangent | |
82957870 | dilatory | causing lateness; stalling | |
82957871 | discerning | insightful; perceptive | |
82957872 | disclose | provide information; reveal | |
82957873 | discord | disagreement; dissonance | |
82957874 | discourse | exchange of ideas; conversation | |
82957875 | disdain | a feeling of scorn or contempt | |
82957876 | disparage | say negative things; belittle | |
82957877 | disparate | different | |
82957878 | disperse | spread around; scatter | |
82957879 | dissent | to disagree, especially with the majority, or with an authority | |
82957880 | dissolution | separation into parts; the process of dissolving | |
82957881 | distended | swollen; extended | |
82957882 | divergence | the act of splitting off into different directions | |
82957883 | diverse | different; various | |
82957884 | dogmatic | sticking to long-held beliefs, even when faced with contrary evidence; closed-minded | |
82957885 | doleful | extremely sad | |
82957886 | eclectic | choosing from many different sources; carefully selective | |
82957887 | eccentric | different from most, especially in personality or behavior | |
82957888 | efface | erase | |
82957889 | efficacy | the ability to produce desired results | |
82957890 | effervescence | the quality of being bubbly or full of life | |
82957891 | elated | extremely happy; overjoyed | |
82957892 | eloquence | powerfully effective speech | |
82957893 | embellish | to make more beautiful; decorate; adorn | |
82957894 | emulate | imitate | |
82957895 | endemic | native to a particular country or among a particular group | |
82957896 | endorse | promote; recommend | |
82957897 | enervate | sap the strength; weaken | |
82957898 | enhance | intensify; improve | |
82957899 | enigma | mystery; puzzle | |
82957900 | enmity | mutual hatred | |
82957901 | ephemeral | temporary; short-lived | |
82957902 | eradicate | remove completely and permanently; exterminate | |
82957903 | erratic | unpredictable; differing from what is normal or expected | |
82957904 | erudition | the knowledge acquired through many years of study | |
82957905 | esoteric | known to, or understood by, a limited group of people | |
82957906 | ethereal | heavenly; fine; delicately beautiful | |
82957907 | eulogize | to praise highly; to extol | |
82957908 | euphemism | a word or phrase that's used to make an unpleasant idea sound better | |
82957909 | evasive | tending to avoid giving direct answers | |
82957910 | exacerbate | to make a bad situation worse | |
82957911 | exalt | raise in rank; elevate; praise |