Vocab 3A
A-51 to A-75
Terms
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- sacrosanct
- vary sacred, holy, or inviolable
- lackadaisical
- showing lack of interest or spirit
- plethora
- an excessive amount
- placid
- calm, undisturbed
- indelible
- incapable of being removed or erased
- astringent
- severe; strong; harsh
- heyday
- a time of success or popularity
- innate
- possessed at birth; inborn
- eschew
- to avoid; to shun
- cryptic
- secretive or partially concealed; mysterious
- maelstrom
- a violently confused state; a very large whirlpool
- obtrude
- to push forward; to impose (oneself or ideas) on others
- mercurial
- easily changeable; erratic
- definitive
- complete
- culinary
- relating to the kitchen or cookery
- liable
- legally obligated; likely (w/ reference to an unfavorable outcome)
- embed
- to fix in a surrounding mass
- anachronism
- something not belonging to a certain time period
- ecstasy
- state of overwhelming joy; rapture
- venial
- easily excused or forgiven
- august
- inspiring awe or admiration, esp. because of high rank or character
- winsome
- charming, esp. in a childlike or innocent way
- engaging
- attractive; charming
- trivial
- of little worth or importance
- uncanny
- strangely unsettling, as if of supernatural origin