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10C Vocab Test 1: Lists 1-3

AB
amenityN agreeable ways or manners.
anathemaN a vigorous denunciation
atypicalADJ unusual, odd
concertN agreement in purpose or feeling
confluenceADJ a coming together
corpulenceN a state of being very fat
endemicADJ particular to or a trait of a certain group
indictV to charge or to accuse
latentADJ dormant, not visible
monumentalADJ massive, very great
oscillatingADJ moving back and forth
pithyADJ concise and meaningful
premeditatedADJ thought-out beforehand
presagesomething that foreshadows a future event
quixoticADJ idealistic but impractical
antediluvianadj very, very old, ancient
denigrateV to belittle, to insult
dolefuladj having great sorrow, depressed
epilogueN a short addition to a literary work
epitaphN an inscription on a tombstone
foibleN slight fault, vice
garishadj crudely or tastelessly colorful or showy, gaudy
ostracizeV to exclude from society or a group, to exile
patronizingadj having a condescending attitude, talking down to someone
plenitudeadj adundance, a lot of something
raconteurN a storyteller, narrator
resonantadj echoing, loud, booming
sequesterV to seclude from others, to isolate
sumptuousadj lavish, splendid
tingeN a slight coloring, touch of color, hint
altercationN heated or angry dispute
charismaticadj magnetic personality, alluring
convokeV to summon or call together
despicableadj despicable, very bad
floridadj flowery, flushed with color
hiatusadj gap, pause, break
insubordinationn disobiedence to authority
montageN any combination of disparate elements that form a unified picture
officiousAdj overly dutiful
presumptuousadj arrogant, audacious
relegateV to assign to an inferior position
rescindV to cancel
saturateV to soak
tumultuousadj marked by disturbance and uproar
voraciousadj having a large appetite


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