vocab...fulco (all i think)
Terms
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- corroborate
- to make more certain; confirm
- ascetic
- a person who dedicates his or her life to a pursuit of contemplative ideals and practices extreme self-denial or self-mortification for religious reasons
- connive
- to cooperate secretly; conspire , to avoid noticing something that one is expected to oppose or condemn; give aid to wrongdoing by forbearing to act or speak
- averse
- having a feeling of great distaste or aversion, turned away from the central stem or axis
- concur
- to accord in opinion; agree
- connoisseur
- a person who is especially competent to pass critical judgments in an art, particularly one of the fine arts, or in matters of taste
- cadaverous
- suggestive of death, corpselike
- aroma
- a pleasant odor or fragrance
- clandestine
- executed with secrecy or concealment
- bellicose
- warlike in manner or temperament and pugnacious
- acrimonious
- stinging, bitter
- assuage
- ease, lessen, decrease
- curtail
- to cut short; cut off a part of; abridge; reduce; diminish
- askance
- with suspicion, mistrust
- benign
- of a kind and gentle disposition
- augment
- to make greater as in size, extent, or quality, increase
- collaborate
- o work, one with another; cooperate, as on a literary work
- analogy
- a similarity between like features of two things, on which a comparison may be based
- capricious
- erratic
- atavism
- throwback, having qualities of a past ancestor
- assuage
- to make less burdensome or painful, ease
- bucolic
- rustic, pastoral, relating to the countryside
- asperity
- harshness of tone, temper, manner
- cupidity
- eager or excessive desire, esp. to possess something; greed; avarice
- compatible
- capable of existing or living together in harmony, able to exist together with something else
- asperity
- roughness, harshness, severity
- apathy
- absence or suppression of passion, emotion, or excitement, lack of interest in or concern for things that others find moving
- arbitrary
- subject to individual will or judgment w/o restriction
- captious
- faultfinding, difficult to please
- austere
- severe in manner, strict
- authentic
- having an undisputed origin
- callous
- toughened, unfeeling
- circumvent
- to go around or bypass
- convivial
- friendly; agreeable: a convivial atmosphere.
- austere
- severe or stern in disposition or appearance, somber, grave
- anathema
- a person or thing detested or loathed
- auspicious
- favorable
- cumbersome
- burdensome; troublesome
- augment
- increase
- banal
- drearily commonplace and often predictable
- auspicious
- attended by favorable circumstances, propitious, marked by success, prosperous
- comely
- pleasing in appearance; attractive; fair
- authentic
- having an undisputed origin
- asperity
- roughness or harshness, as of surface, weather, or sound (tone)
- auspicious
- favorable
- aesthetic
- pertaining to a sense of beauty
- austere
- severe in matter, strict
- avarice
- an extreme desire for wealth
- apropos
- fitting, at the right time, to the purpose, opportunity
- altruistic
- unselfishly devoted to the welfare of others
- chimerical
- unreal, imaginary, visionary
- assiduous
- constant, unremitting
- assiduous
- constant, unremitting
- bigoted
- unwilling to tolerate difference of opinion
- abstruse
- hard to understand
- cantankerous
- disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish
- anathema
- a person or thing detested or loathed
- caustic
- capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue
- anathema
- a person or thing detested or loathed
- avarice
- excessive, insatiable desire or greed
- cogent
- convincing or believable by virtue of forcible, clear, or incisive presentation; telling
- altercation
- heated dispute
- atavism
- throwback, developing qualities of a remote ancestor
- conducive
- tending to produce; conducing; contributive; helpful; favorable
- bumptious
- crudely or loudly assertive, pushy
- abet
- to support with aid
- arbitrary
- subject to individual will or judgment without restriction
- coterie
- a group of people who associate closely
- askew
- to one side, out of line, in a crooked position, awry
- averse
- a strong feeling of opposition
- contrite
- caused by or showing sincere remorse
- abstemious
- sparing or moderate in eating and drinking
- culminate
- to reach the highest point, summit, or highest development
- credulous
- willing to believe or trust too readily, esp. without proper or adequate evidence; gullible
- ascetic
- aperson who dedicates his life to extreme self denial for religion
- construe
- to give the meaning or intention of; explain; interpret.
- avarice
- excessive, insatiable desire or greed
- askew
- out of line, crooked
- abate
- become less
- credence
- belief as to the truth of something
- cognizant
- having cognizance; aware
- atavism
- the reappearance of a characteristic in an organism after several generations of absence, caused by recessive genes or complementary genes
- condolence
- Often, condolences. expression of sympathy with a person who is suffering sorrow, misfortune, or grief.
- abeyance
- temporary inactivity
- consummate
- to bring to a state of perfection; fulfill.
- amity
- friendship
- condone
- to disregard or overlook (something illegal, objectionable, or the like)
- coerce
- to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, esp. without regard for individual desire or volition
- alacrity
- cheerful readiness
- complacent
- pleased, esp. with oneself or one's merits, advantages, situation, etc., often without awareness of some potential danger or defect; self-satisfied
- aroma
- an odor arising from spices, plants, cooking, etc., esp. an agreeable odor
- clemency
- compassion, or forgiveness in judging or punishing; leniency; mercy
- avid
- marked by keen interest and enthusiasm
- conjecture
- the formation or expression of an opinion or theory without sufficient evidence for proof, an opinion or theory so formed or expressed; guess; speculation
- acumen
- sharpness of mind
- aberration
- departing from teh right or usual course
- apathy
- absence of emotion or excitement
- culinary
- of, pertaining to, or used in cooking or the kitchen
- apropos
- fitting, at the right time
- assiduous
- constant in the application or attention, diligent, unceasing, persistent
- culpable
- deserving blame or censure; blameworthy
- anachronism
- error in chronology
- analogy
- a similarity between like features of 2 things
- apostate
- a person who forsakes his religion, cause, party, etc.
- cajole
- to urge with gentle and repeated appeals, teasing or flattery
- calumny
- a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something
- copious
- large in quantity or number; abundant; plentiful:
- apostate
- a person who forsakes his religion, cause, party, etc.
- askance
- with suspicion, mistrust, or disapproval