english final
Terms
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- To try to be equal or better; to imitate.
- Emulate
- A puzzling or seemingly inexplicable situation, person, etc.
- Enigma
- To pronounce words clearly and distinctly.
- Enunciate
- Having to do with races or classes or people and their language, culture, history, etc.
- Ethnic
- To call forth, to draw forth.
- Evoke
- Not belonging, foreign, non-essential.
- Extraneous
- Likely; Capable of being carried out.
- Feasible
- To move; to vary irregularly.
- Fluctuate
- Warm, friendly.
- Genial
- Fond of the company of others; belonging to a flock.
- Gregarious
- A facial expression of fear, disapproval, or pain.
- Grimace
- Hatefully or shockingly evil.
- Heinous
- Absence of vanity.
- Humility
- Extreme exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally.
- Hyperbole
- Overly critical, too severe in judgement.
- Hypercritical
- Not wise or judicious; imprudent, as in speech or action.
- Indiscreet
- Without flavor, tasteless, dull, lifeless.
- Insipid
- Worthy of praise; commendable.
- Laudable
- Lack of energy; drowsiness; disinterest.
- Lethargy
- Extremely careful about small details.
- Meticulous
- Made up of different, dissimilar parts; being of many colors.
- Motley
- A very large number; of a highly varied nature.
- Myriad
- Having to do with the night; occuring at night.
- Nocturnal
- Harmful to the health.
- Noxious
- Having unlimited knowledge; knowing everything.
- Omniscient
- A wild disorder; noise or confusion.
- Pandemonium
- Expressing sorrow for having sinned or done wrong.
- Pertinent
- Taking another's thoughts or words and using them as one's own.
- Plagiarism
- Developed earlier than usual, especially mentally.
- Precocious
- Unusual skill or ability; heroism in battle.
- Prowess
- Good-humored ridicule; banter.
- Raillery
- Deep regret for a sin or wrongdoing.
- Remorse
- Permission, support; to give approval to.
- Sanction
- To the point; brief.
- Terse
- To clear of guilt or blame.
- Vindicate