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Vocabulary #1. English 9 Honors Semester 1. abysmal (adj.). Hopelessly bad or severe. buffeted (verb). Strike or push repeatedly . daunted (verb). overcome with fear; disheartened. unnerve (verb). Deprive of courage or confidence. veneer (noun). thin layer; superficiality.
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Vocabulary #1 English 9 Honors Semester 1
abysmal (adj.) Hopelessly bad or severe
buffeted (verb) Strike or push repeatedly
daunted (verb) overcome with fear; disheartened
unnerve (verb) Deprive of courage or confidence
veneer (noun) thin layer; superficiality
agile (adj.) quick and well-coordinated
prudence (noun) Caution in practical matters; discretion
assertion (noun) statement or declaration (often unsupported)
covet (verb) eagerly wish for, often wrongly
chronicle (noun/verb) noun: a record of events verb: to record events
reiterate (verb) repeat, often excessively
evanesce (verb) vanish; fade away
imminent (adj.) likely to occur at any moment
infallibility (noun) incapable of being wrong; perfection
doggedness (noun) persistent effort; stubbornness