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Adv. & H1 English II Vocab #5 Definitions

AB
coerceto force someone to do something against hiw or her will
cogentforceful and convincing; to the point
cohereto hold or stick together
collusiona secret agreement for fraudulent or illegal purpose
complementto add to in order to enhance or make perfect
complacentoverly self-satisfied; smug
concisesaying a lot in a few words
condoneto overlook or disregard an offense
conflagrationa large, destructive fire
gapeto stare in openmouthed amazement
garbleto distort in such a way as to make unintelligible
ghastlyinspiring shock, revulsion or horror; pale and ghostly
gloatto regard with excessive or malicious satisfaction
grapplethe act of seizing or gripping; to struggle with physically or emotionally
inceptionthe beginning of something
indigentso poor as to lack even necessities; very needy
ingeniousshowing remarkable originality, imagination or inventiveness
inherentexisting as a natural part of
innocuoushaving no adverse effect, harmles; not likely to offend
scapegoatsomeone who is innocently made to bear the blame for others' misdeeds
schisma split or division between ranks
scrutinizeto examine closely or critically
secularnot religious; pertaining to worldly matters
senileshowing signs of old age, especially in mental functioning
conjecturea guess made from insufficient evidence

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