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eng wessk 12th L5-6
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Term | Definition |
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assuage | provide physical relief, as from pain |
brandish | exhibit aggressively |
contingent | determined by conditions or circumstances that follow |
contrite | feeling or expressing pain or sorrow |
disabuse | free somebody from an erroneous belief |
dissemble | make believe with the intent to deceive |
epithet | a defamatory or abusive word or phrase |
exhort | spur on or encourage especially by cheers and shouts |
inculcate | teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions |
mollify | cause to be more favorably inclined |
ornery | having a difficult and contrary disposition |
posterity | all future generations |
prosaic | not challenging; dull and lacking excitement |
redolent | noticeably odorous |
repose | freedom from activity |
sedulous | marked by care and persistent effort |
spurious | plausible but false |
tacit | implied by or inferred from actions or statements |
vacillate | be undecided about something |
wanton | unprovoked or without motive or justification |
austerity | self-denial, especially refraining from worldly pleasures |
canvass | solicit votes from potential voters in an electoral campaign |
commensurate | corresponding in size or degree or extent |
countenance | the human face |
demur | politely refuse or take exception to |
deprecate | cause to seem or feel unimportant; belittle |
dissolute | unrestrained by convention or morality |
equivocal | open to two or more interpretations |
exigent | demanding immediate attention |
garrulous | full of trivial conversation |
inextricable | incapable of being disentangled or untied |
nascent | being born or beginning |
precocious | characterized by exceptionally early development |
presentiment | a feeling of evil to come |
prostrate | stretched out and lying at full length along the ground |
sidle | move unobtrusively or furtively |
solicitous | full of anxiety and concern |
temerity | fearless daring |
upbraid | express criticism towards |
vapid | lacking significance or liveliness or spirit or zest |