Semester 2 Vocab

Question 1

Clamber

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Intransitive Verb; climb or move in an awkward way

Question 2

Advancement

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Noun; Development towards progress

Question 3

Nibling

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Noun; the gender-neutral term for nieces and nephews

Question 4

Niggardly

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Adjective; the quality of being stingy or ungenerous

Question 5

Glib

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Adjective; showing little forethought or preparation, shallow

Question 6

Felicity

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Noun; Happiness

Question 7

Matrimony

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Noun; the state or tradition of marriage

Question 8

Reverberate

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Intrasitive Verb; to echo, to continue, to vibrate

Question 9

Verbose

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Adjective; using or expressed in more words than are needed

Question 10

Shilly - Shally

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Intransitive Verb; fail to act resolutely or decisively

Question 11

Catastrophic

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Adjective; Extremely unfortunate or unsuccessful

Question 12

Monstrosity

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Noun; Something large and unsightly OR something that is outrageously or offensively wrong

Question 13

Fraught

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Adjective; Filled with or likely to result in

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Allocate

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Transitive Verb; Distribute for a particular reason

Question 15

Aforementioned

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Adjective; Mentioned previously

Question 16

Nullify

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Transitive Verb; To make unimportant; to invalidate

Question 17

Enigma

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Noun; A puzzle or mystery

Question 18

Palpable

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Adjective; A feeling so intense it is almost tangible

Question 19

Tedium

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Noun; Boredom

Question 20

Mellifluous

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Adjective; Sweet sounding

Question 21

Calloused

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Adjective; hardened, having no sympathy for others

Question 22

Acuity

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Noun; sharpness, keenness

Question 23

Preposterous

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Adjective; contrary to nature or commonsense

Question 24

Feign

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Verb; to give false impression of; to assert as if true (transitive) or pretend (intransitive)

Question 25

Confound

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Transitive Verb; to confuse or perplex, to refute

Question 26

Incredulous

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Adjective; doubtful

Question 27

Relent

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Intransitive Verb; to cease resistance, back down

Question 28

Accoutrement

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Noun; dress and/or equipment worn by a person or used in an activity

Question 29

Brevity

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Noun; Concise in words, briefness of time

Question 30

Abstain

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Intransitive Verb; to go without, to withdraw

Question 31

Evocative

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Adjective; bringing strong images, memories, or feelings to mind

Question 32

Chicanery

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Noun; mischief, trickery

Question 33

Enmity

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Noun; the state of being actively hostile or opposed to someone or something

Question 34

Ennui

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Noun; a feeling of listlessness or distraction

Question 35

Ubiquitous

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Adjective; found or present everywhere, widespread

Question 36

Wry

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Adjective; using dry, often mocking humor

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Glean

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Transitive Verb; extract information from various sources

Question 38

Irksome

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Adjective; irritating, annoying