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English Vocab pt1

Terms

undefined, object
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endure
to put up with; to survive a hardship
camaraderie
good will between friends
profound
having great-depth or seriousness
impression
a feeling or understanding resulting from an experience
maverick
one who is independent and resists adherence to a group
melancholy
sadness; depression
acquired
developed or learned; not naturally occurring
innate
possessed at birth; inborn
incumbent
imposed as a duty; obligatory
affable
easy-going; friendly
transitory
short-lived or temporary
impinge
hinder; interfere with
emigrate
to leave one country or region and settle in another
dogmatic
stubbornly adhering to insufficiently proven beliefs
inherent
inborn; built in
transient
passing away with time; passing from one place to another
sanction
an economic or military measure put in place to punish another country
context
circumstances of a situation; environment
intuition
the power of knowing things without thinking; sharp insight
diligent
marked by painstaking effort; hard working
tenacity
persistence
truncated
shortened; cutoff
misconception
an incorrect understanding or interpretation
subdue
to restrain; to hold back
assiduous
hard-working
perception
awareness; insight
elusive
difficult to capture
consensus
general agreement
conviction
a fixed or strong belief
inveterate
long established; deep-rooted; habitual
intrepid
courageous; fearless
compelling
forceful; urgently demanding attention
dogged
stubbornly persevering
proliferate
to grow or increase rapidly
amenable
responsive; agreeable
malleable
easily shaped or formed; easily influenced
cordial
friendly; sincere
omnipotent
all-powerful
obstinate
stubbornly adhering to an opinion or a course or action
vitality
energy; power to survive
assimilation
to absorb; to make similar
perspective
point of view
conception
the ability to form or understand an idea
inevitable
certain to happen; unavoidable
derived
copied or adapted from a source
facetious
playfully humorous
enlightening
informative; contributing to one's awareness
proximity
closeness
lament
express grief for; mourn
obdurate
stubborn; inflexible

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