Vocab Units 11-12
Terms
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- connoisseur
- someone with informed and discriminating judgment, espec in art literature or taste
- consensus
- collective uniformity of opinion; general agreement in feeling or belief
- construe
- to analyze, explain, interpret or understand
- consummate
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adj:complete or perfect in highest degree
verb: To bring to completion or perfection - copious
- large in number or quantity
- corpulent
- fat and bulky
- corroborate
- to confirm the truth or accuracy of
- counsel
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noun: advice secured through consultation
verb: to advise or recommend as a course of action - credibility
- the ability to inspire belief or trust
- criterion
- a standard or principal on which to base a judgement or decision
- crucial
- at a point that will determine the final outcome, critical
- culpable
- at fault; blameworthy
- cursory
- hasty and superficial
- curtail
- to shorten or reduce
- cynical
- doubting or denying honesty, bitter/negative
- dapper
- neatly and stylishly dressed
- defect
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noun: a flaw or shortcoming
verb: to desert one country, cause, or like for another - defer
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to put of/postpone
to yeald - dejected
- in very low spirits
- delete
- to strike out or remove
- delineate
- to make an logical order/ to set forth
- delinquent
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adj:neglectful of a duty or obligation
noun: a person that is neglectful; an offender - delude
- to mislead or deceive
- demure
- modest and reserved in dress
- denouement
- the point at which the plot of a novel is finally resolved
- desultory
- shifting from one thing to another without reason or purpose: random
- deviate
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verb: to move away from
noun: a person who differs from normal - devoid
- empty; lacking in
- devout
- deeply religious, earnest, sincere
- dexterous
- skillful in using one's hands or mind; clever