Ch 12 vocab
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- abjure
- to renounce, repudiate; to avoid
- acrid
- harsh in taste or odor, sharp in temper
- august
- majestic; inspiring admiration
- callous
- emotionally hardened, unfeeling
- clandestine
- secret; concealed; underhanded
- compunction
- remorse; regret
- conflagration
- a large destructive fire
- elated
- in high spirits; jubilant
- indelible
- not able to be erased or removed; memorable
- indulgent
- yielding to the wishes or demands of others
- inveterate
- firmly established, long standing; habitual
- irrelevant
- not to the point, not applicable or pertinent
- nocturnal
- of or occuring in the night
- platitude
- a commonplace, state, or trite remark
- quell
- to subdue, put down forcibly
- quiescent
- inactive; at rest
- ruminate
- to meditate; think about at length
- tacit
- unspoken; silent; implied
- tangible
- capable of being touched; real; concrete
- trenchant
- incisive; keen; forceful, effective