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English Vocab Lesson

Terms

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firmament
considered as an arch
trite
overused and consequently lacking in interest or originality
reiterate
to say or do something again, once or several times, sometimes in a tiresome way
cliché
a phrase or word that has lost its original effectiveness or power from overuse
permeate
to enter something and spread throughout it, so that every part or aspect of it is affected, to pass through the minute openings in a porous substance or membrane, or make something such as a liquid pass through
pervasive
spreading widely or present throughout something, present everywhere.
existential
concerned with or relating to existence, especially human existence
sedentary
involving a lot of sitting and correspondingly little exercise
tranquil
free of any disturbance or commotion
labyrinthine
consisting of confusing network
boisterous
full of noisy enthusiasm and energy, and often roughness or wildness
manifold
of many different kinds
conduit
a pipe or tube that covers and protects electrical cables
vocation
somebody's work, job, or profession, especially a type of work demanding special commitment
vicarious
experienced through somebody else rather than at first hand, by using sympathy or the power of the imagination
familial
relating to or involving a family
aggregate
collected together from different sources and considered as a whole
exemplary
so good or admirable that others would do well to copy it
ambivalent
having mixed, uncertain, or conflicting feelings about something
vacillate
be unable to decide

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