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Vocab Lvl G Unit 5
Vocabulary Level G Unit 5
Word | Meaning |
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Acuity | (n.) Sharpness (particularly of the mind or senses) |
Delineate | (v.) To portray, sketch, or describe in accurate and vivid detail; to represent pictorally |
Depraved | (adj.) Marked by evil or corruption, devoid or moral principles |
Enervate | (v.) To weaken or lessen the metal, moral, or physical vigor of; enfeeble, hamstring |
Esoteric | (adj.) Intended for or understood by only a select few, privet, secret |
Fecund | (adj.) Fruitful in offspring or vegitarion; intellectually productive |
Fiat | (n.) An arbitrary order or decree |
Figment | (n.) A fabrication of th emind; an arbitary notion |
Garner | (v.) To acquire as the result of effort; to gather and store away, as for future use |
Hallow | (v.) To set apart of as holy or sacred, sanctify, consecrate; to honor greatly, revere |
Idiosyncrasy | (n.) A peculiarity that serves to distinguish or identify |
Ignominy | (n.) Shame and disgrace |
Mundane | (adj.) Earthly, worldly, relating to practical and material affairs; concerned with what is ordinary |
Nuance | (n.) A subtle or slight variation (as in color, meaning, quality), delicate gradation or shade of differance |
Overweening | (adj.) Conceited, presumptuous; excessive, immoderate |
Penchant | (n.) A strong acttraction or inclination |
Requted | (adj.) According to reputation or general belife; having widespread acceptance and good reputation (part.) alleged |
Sophistry | (n.) Reasoning that seems plausible bit actually unsound; a fallacy |
Sumptuous | (adj.) costly, rich, magnificent |
Ubiqutous | (adj.) Present or existing everywhere |