Vocab 10-12 part3
Terms
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- appropriate; suitable;apt S;relevant, pertinent, material, germane A;irrelevant, immaterial, inappropriate
- apposite
- prophet or seer; to predict, foreshadow S;oracle; bode
- augur
- to defraud, cheat, swindle; to evade payment of;to frustrate, thwart S;dupe,cozen
- bilk
- special personal magnetism that makes an individual exceptionally appealing to other people; a divinely bestowed gift or power S;appeal, charm, mystique
- charisma
- to make weak or feeble S;enervate, sap, exhaust, enfeeble A;strengthen, fortify, invigorate
- debilitate
- utterly detestable, hateful, or abhorrent;extremely inferior S;odious, abominable, reprehensible A;commendable,praiseworth, meritorious
- execrable
- to strike against or collide with violently; to encroach or obtrude upon; to make an impression upon S;horn in, affect
- impinge
- bewildering maze; any confusing or complicated situation S;tangle, mystery, enigma
- labyrinth
- excessive self-love, absorption in oneself S;egotism, conceit, vanity, amour propre
- narcissism
- stingy; meanly small or insufficient S;tightfisted, penny-pinching, mean A;generous,bountiful, magnanimous
- niggardly
- dramatic, musical, or literary work made up of bits and pieces from other sources; a hodgepodge S;medley, patchwork, melange, potpourri
- pastiche
- very uncertain or unsure; dangerous or risky S;perilous, dubious, ticklish A;secure, safe, study, firm
- precarious
- close and harmonious relationship S;bond, tie, affinity, understanding
- rapport
- stressing practicality over other considerations; relating to the belief that what is good or desirable is determined purely by its usefulness S;practical, functional, pragmatic A;nonfunctional, ornamental, decorative
- utilitarian
- devoid of matter, substance, or meaning;lacking ideas or intelligence; purposeless S;inane, insipid, fatuous, void, empty A;incisive, trenchant, perceptive, intelligent
- vacuous
- unpredictable, erratic, or seemingly purposeless action, occurrence, or notion S;caprice, whim, quirk
- vagary
- capable of living or developing under normal circumstances S;practicable workable, feasible A;impracticable, unworkable, unfeasible
- viable
- undue or unreasonable fear, hatred, or contempt of foreigners or strangers or of what is foreign or strange S;provinciality,parochialism, chauvinism
- xenophobia
- clownish or funny in a crazy, bizarre, or ludicrous way; one who plays the clown S;comical, daffy, buffoon A;sedate, decorous, prim, sober, grave
- zany
- fanatical partisan; an ardent follower S; fanatic, extremist
- zealot