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11th Grade Study Guide for Midterms
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| recant | to withdraw previous statements |
| fetter | to hinder or hamper |
| gregarious | sociable |
| cursory | hasty; not thorough |
| altruistic | unselfish and giving to others |
| embellish | to adorn, touch up, or add to |
| progeny | descendants |
| virtuosity | great technical skill |
| subterfuge | a trick or a ruse |
| assiduous | devoted and attentive |
| impeccable | faultless |
| enigma | a riddle or puzzling circumstance |
| innate | natural or inborn |
| latent | lying hidden |
| urbane | polished or witty |
| conjugal | relating to marriage |
| itinerant | traveling from place to place |
| megalomania | abnormal desire for wealth or power |
| profligate | wasteful |
| mendacious | lying or untrue |
| pecuniary | financial |
| nebulous | unclear; vague |
| vicissitudes | difficulties |
| redolent | fragant |
| repose | a state of rest |
| edifice | a building |
| trenchant | keen or incisive |
| lugubrious | very sad |
| juxtapose | to place side by side |
| demur | to object |
| gamut | range |
| analogous | comparable, similar |
| pedagogue | teacher |
| irascible | irritable |
| mandate | an order or command |
| imprudent | unwise; not careful |
| conflagration | a great fire |
| rue | to regret |
| deplorable | sad, pitiable |
| congenial | sympathetic, agreeable |
| virile | masterful and manly |
| lethargic | indifferent or lazy |
| remiss | careless; negligent |
| aversion | a strong dislike or opposition |
| intrinsic | essential, natural, inborn |
| jettison | throw overboard |
| lucrative | profitable |
| transient | passing, short-lived, or fleeting |
| terse | brief, concise |
| acute | sharp, keen, or severe |
| ardent | passionate or eager |
| besmirch | to soil or stain or dim the reputation |
| bereft | deprived of |
| prodigy | a marvel or phenomenon |
| retrospect | looking backward |
| voluminous | bulky and large |
| invective | insulting and abusive speech |
| vitriolic | biting or burning |
| adamant | unyielding or inflexible |
| paramount | supreme, foremost |
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