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Word List Day 5
Word | Definition |
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turbulence | being uncontrollably violent |
connoisseur | a person with good judgement (e.g.. in art) |
indistinct | not easily heard; seen clearly marked |
abstruse | difficult to comprehend; obscure |
limp | lacking strength; walking unevenly |
parenthesis | sentence within another one something separated |
sophisticated | complex; subtle; refined |
aberration | straying away from what is normal |
recuperate | become strong after illness loss exhaustion |
perjury | willful FALSE statement unlawful act |
mite | A very small amount, portion, or particle |
pest | destructive thing or a person who is nuisance |
pluck | pull the feathers off pick (e.g.. flowers) |
satiate | satisfy fully |
colloquial | involving or using conversation. |
yeoman | man owning small estate; middle-class farmer |
ail | to cause pain, uneasiness, or trouble to. |
fidelity | loyalty accuracy |
mesmerize | hypnotize |
paradigm | a model example or pattern |
gullible | easily gulled |
sobriety | quality or condition of being sober |
dislodge | move force from the place occupied |
fleet | number of ships; quick-moving |
articulate | speak distinctly; connect by joints |
tractable | easily controlled or guided |
partisan | one-sided committed to a party biased or prejudiced |
predominate | have more power than others |
foolproof | incapable of failure or error |
suffice | be enough |
permeate | spread into every part of |
spear | weapon with a metal point on a long shaft |
solvent | of the power of forming a solution |
presentiment | anticipatory fear; premonition |
vivacious | lively high-spirited |