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2nd 23 set of words
Vocab Things Fall Apart
Question | Answer |
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vividly | brightly, distinctly, clearly |
deft | skillful, adroit |
feign | Pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury): "she feigned nervousness" |
harbingers | thing or person that precedes or forecasts an impending event/situation |
copiously | abundantly |
succulent | very juicy |
audacity | excessive boldness, rashness, daring |
esoteric | understood only by a small group or select few. |
approbation | official approval, praise, commendation |
voluble | ability to use words easily, fluently, glibly |
plumage | feathers of a bird |
potent | powerful, having a strong effect |
rent | to tear violently, to split |
calamity | a serious event causing distress or misfortune |
refuge | shelter or place of protection |
grievously | done with severe suffering or sorrow, seriously, gravely |
fugitives | a person who is elusive or hard to find, wandering |
woeful | full of sorrow and grief |
ominous | threathening |
derisive adj | with harsh mockery, ridiculing |
callow | immature, inexperienced |
impudent | disrespectful, characterised by improper bold behaviour |
degenerate (n/v/adj) | An immoral or corrupt person./ Decline or deteriorate physically, mentally, or morally/ showing evidence of decline. |