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abate;
(v); subside; decrease
abatement;
(n); subside; decrease
acrimony
(n); subside; decrease
acrimonious
(adj); bitter in words or manner
anomaly
(n); irregularity
arable
(adj); fit for growing crops
atrophy
(v)
aviary
(n); enclosure for birds
bequeath
(v); leave to someone by a will; hand down
bequest
(n); leave to someone by a will; hand down
bleak
(adj); cold or cheerless
brusque
(adj); blunt; abrupt
cardiologist
(n); a doctor specializing in the heart
circumlocution
(n); an indirect or roundabout expression
combustible
(adj)
converge
(v); approach; tend to meet; come together
debilitate
(v); weaken; enfeeble
depose
(v); dethrone; remove from office
discourse
(n)
dupe
(n)
effervescence;
(n); inner excitement or exuberance; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation
effervesce;
(v); inner excitement or exuberance; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation
effervescent
(adj); inner excitement or exuberance; bubbling from fermentation or carbonation
emaciated
(adj); thin and wasted
equitable
(adj); fair; impartial
falter
(v); hesitate
florid
(adj); ruddy; reddish; flowery
hyperbole
(n); exaggeration; overstatement
impecunious
(adj); without money
indefatigable
(adj); tireless
insolvency
(n); bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts
insolvent;
(adj); bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts
jocular
(adj); said or done in jest
lampoon
(v), (n); ridicule
luxuriant
(adj); abundant; rich and splendid; fertile
mirth
(n); merriment; laughter
mosaic
(n); picture made of colorful small inlaid tiles
obdurate
(adj); stubborn
omniscient
(adj); all-knowing
parody
(n); humorous imitation; spoof; takeoff; travesty
perfunctory
(adj); superficial; not thorough; lacking interest
polemical
(adj); aggressive in verbal attack; disputatious
quagmire
(n); soft
rant
(v); rave; talk excitedly; scold; make a grandiloquent speech
raze
(v); destroy completely
repugnant
(adj); loathsome; hateful
savory
(adj); tasty; pleasing
spurn
(v); reject; scorn
stupefy
(v); make numb; stun; amaze
stupefaction
(n); make numb; stun; amaze
tantamount
(adj); equivalent in effect or value
tirade
(n); extended scolding; denunciation; harangue
truncate
(v); cut the top off
vaporize
(v); turn into vapor (steam
vindictive
(adj); out for revenge; malicious
voluble
(adj); fluent; glib; talkative
witticism
(n); witty saying; wisecrack
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Freshman Honors Vocab
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Freshman Honors Vocab
Updated
2011-04-28T13:44:48Z
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