set 3
Terms
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- emphatic
- using emphasis in speech or action.
- dexterity
- Skill and grace in physical movement, especially in the use of the hands; adroitness
- trepidation
- timorous uncertain agitation
- disdain
- to look upon or treat with contempt; despise; scorn
- lugubrious
- exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful
- vainglory
- excessive elation or pride over one's own achievements, abilities, etc.; boastful vanity.
- culminate
- to reach the highest point, summit, or highest development
- affront
- a personally offensive act or word; deliberate act or display of disrespect; intentional slight; insult
- dearth
- an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack
- canonize
- to consider or treat as sacrosanct or holy
- confluent
- flowing or running together; blending into one
- tantalize
- to torment with, or as if with, the sight of something desired but out of reach; tease by arousing expectations that are repeatedly disappointed.
- harangue
- a scolding or a long or intense verbal attack; diatribe
- converge
- to tend to meet in a point or line; incline toward each other, as lines that are not parallel.
- progenitor
- a person or thing that first indicates a direction, originates something, or serves as a model; predecessor; precursor
- altruism
- unselfish regard for or devotion to the welfare of others