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English III

English III. Vocabulary I . Acumen. Noun Keen insight What does that mean? sharp/very good perception Another definition: sharpness of mind. ADAmant. Adjective Unyielding, absolutely firm What does that mean? Stubborn, inflexible Another definition: set in opinion. Anomaly . Noun

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English III

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  1. English III Vocabulary I

  2. Acumen • Noun • Keen insight • What does that mean? sharp/very good perception • Another definition: sharpness of mind

  3. ADAmant • Adjective • Unyielding, absolutely firm • What does that mean? Stubborn, inflexible • Another definition: set in opinion

  4. Anomaly • Noun • Deviation from the usual, out of the ordinary • What does that mean? Change from the usual • Another definition: Irregularity

  5. Antipathy • Noun • Dislike of, hatred for • Another definition: strongly negative feeling

  6. Apathy • Noun • Lack of feeling, absence of emotion

  7. Assiduous • Adjective • Constant, persistent

  8. autonomous • Adjective • Self-governing • independent of outside control

  9. Banal • Adjective • Trite, commonplace, uninspired • What does that mean? Overused, ordinary

  10. Candor • Noun • Frankness, outspokenness • What does that mean? Honesty, openness

  11. Caprice • Noun • A whim, an unmotivated decision • What does that mean? An impulse

  12. Castigate • Noun • Severely criticize

  13. chicanery • Noun • Trickery, subterfuge • What does that mean? • Use of tricks, something designed to deceive • Another definition: • cheating or deception

  14. Depraved • Adjective • Incorrigibly evil • What does that mean? Impossible to change • Another definition: corrupt

  15. Discursive • Adjective • Rambling, digressive • What does that mean? Not to the point

  16. Dissonance • Noun • Discord, unharmonious effects • What does that mean? Lack of agreement • Another definition: unpleasant noise, inconsistency, unstable combination of music notes

  17. Dour • Adjective • Sour, sullen, gloomy

  18. Ebullient • Adjective • Full of enthusiasm, bubbling with energy

  19. ecstatic • Adjective • Overpowered by delight

  20. Enervate • Verb • Deprive of nervous energy, weaken

  21. Engender • Verb • Cause, produce

  22. Ephemeral • Adjective • Short-lived, fleeting • What does that mean? Brief, momentary

  23. Esoteric • Adjective • Hidden, secret

  24. expiate • Verb • Atone for, make amends for • What does that mean? • Make up for a misdeed/wrong • Another definition: • Compensate for wrongdoings

  25. fiasco • Noun • Complete, utter failure

  26. Flaccid • Adjective • Flabby, weak

  27. Laconic • Adjective • Brief, terse • What does that mean? • abrupt, concise

  28. Latent • Adjective • Unrevealed, unused

  29. Lethargic • Adjective • Sluggish, drowsily lazy

  30. Lugubrious • Adjective • Ridiculously sorrowful, mournful

  31. Moribund • Adjective • Dying, ending

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