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CP12 Vocabulary 11. Tested Definitions. Adamant Stubbornly resolute; unyielding Apoplexy Sudden paralysis caused by blockage or rupture of a brain artery; stroke Benevolent Well-wishing, actively friendly and helpful; charitable Clandestine Surreptitious; secret. Decorous
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CP12 Vocabulary 11 Tested Definitions
Adamant • Stubbornly resolute; unyielding • Apoplexy • Sudden paralysis caused by blockage or rupture of a brain artery; stroke • Benevolent • Well-wishing, actively friendly and helpful; charitable • Clandestine • Surreptitious; secret
Decorous • Having or showing decorum • Diatribe • Forceful verbal attack or criticism • Dogmatic • Asserting or imposing opinions; rigidly certain • Evanescent • Quickly fading • Feign • Simulate; pretend
Gambit • Trick or device; ploy • Impresario • Organizer of public entertainment; especially a theatrical manager • Intractable • Hard to control; stubborn • Malfeasance • Misconduct, especially in an official capacity • Nuance • Subtle shades of meaning, feeling, color, etc.
Panegyric • Eulogy; speech or essay of praise • Poignant • Painfully sharp to the emotions or senses; deeply moving • Punctilious • Attentive to formality of etiquette; precise in behavior • Rebuff • Rejection of another’s overtures, request, offers, etc.; snub
Sagacious • Showing insight or good judgment • Timorous • Timid, fearful