Vocabulary - Ch. 17

cryptic
- Having vague or hidden meaning; mysterious
- puzzling
deficient
- Lacking something essential; inadequate; insufficient
- lacking
depict
- To represent in pictures or words; describe
- to show
detrimental
- Harmful; causing damage
- damaging
implicit
- Suggested but not directly expressed; unstated, but able to be understood
- unspoken
inhibition
- A holding back or blocking of some action, feeling, or thought
- an inner block
ironic
- Opposite to what might be expected
- unexpected
rupture
- To burst or break apart
- to come apart
saturate
- To soak or fill as much as possible
- to fill
vindictive
- Inclined to seek revenge; vengeful
- spiteful

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Vocabulary - Ch. 17

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Chapter 17 vocabulary - Improving Vocabulary Skills 4th Edition

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