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Word List Day 10
Word | Definition |
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illicit | unlawful; forbidden |
viscous | sticky/semi-fluid |
aversion | strong dislike |
haughty | arrogant; conceited |
concord | agreement or harmony |
latent | present but not yet active; developed or visible |
topple | be unsteady and overturn |
supersede | take the place of |
entangle | put into difficulties |
variegate | To mark with different shade or colors |
inept | unskillful; said or done at the wrong time |
deviance | being different in moral standards (from normal) |
enunciate | pronounce (words)/express a theory |
polemic | a controversial argument / a person engaged in such an argument |
pristine | primitive unspoiled pure as in earlier times unadulterated |
impediment | something that hinders (e.g. stammer) |
floe | a sheet of floating ice |
malevolence | wishing to do evil |
prevalent | common |
undermine | weaken gradually at the base make something under |
arduous | steep difficult ascent; laborious |
slack | sluggish; dull; not tight |
calisthenics | exercises to develop strong bodies |
placate | soothe pacify calm |
palate | roof of the mouth; sense of taste |
regicide | crime of killing a king |
iconoclast | person who attacks popular beliefs |
pungency | sharpness stinging quality |
aloof | reserved; indifferent |
indomitable | not easily discouraged or subdued |
finesse | delicate way of dealing with a situation |
whimsical | full of odd and fanciful ideas |
tamper | interfere with |
recluse | person who lives alone and avoids people |
hush | make or become silent |