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FOREIGN LANGUAGE VOCABULARY INITIATIVE (71 WORDS)

BUILDING STUDENT'S VOCABULARY

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INUREDACCOSTUMEED, HARDENED
PROSAICDULL, UNIMAGINATIVE
BANALTRIVIAL, DULL
TRITEUNORIGINAL, TRIVIAL
PEDESTRIANSOMEONE WALKING, PROSAIC
CORRALAN ENCLOSURE FOR LIVESTOCK
ASTUTESMART, SHREWD, DISCERNING
ADROITSKILLED, DESTROUS
INGENIOUSINVENTIVE, ORIGINAL
ERUDITEHIGHLY EDUCATED, SCHOLARLY
DISCERNINGPERCEPTIVE, SHREWD
VIRTUOSOEXPERT
CONNOISSEURHIGHLY KNOWLEDGEABLE, EXPERT
AFICIONADOA FAN OR ENTHUSIASTIC
EMBARGOPROHIBITION OF TRADE WITH A COUNTRY
VENDETTAREVENGE
BONANZAPROSPERITY
CADENCERHYTHM
EUPHONICCHARACTERIZED BY SOUNDS THAT BLEND WELL
DISSONANCELACK OF HARMONY
CACAPHONYDISSONANCE
ACOUSTICRELATING TO SOUND
ARMADAAN ARMED NAVAL FLEET
CAMEOA BRIED APPEARANCE BY AN ACTOR OR CHARACTER OR A BROOCH (A PIN)
GUSTOENTHUSIASM
DILETTANTEA PERSON WHO DABBLES IN A FIELD, AN AMATEUR
AVANT GARDECUTTING-EDGE, INNOVATIVE
AESTHETICRELATING TO BEAUTY
OPAQUENOT LETTING LIGHT THROUGH, NOT TRANSPARENT
VARIEGATEDMANY-COLORED
BAWDYCRUDE OBSCENE, VULGAR
LICENTIOUSSEXUALLY PROMISCUOUS
BOORISHCOARSE, IMPOLITE
CRASSVULGAR, IMPOLITE
UNCOUTHRUDE, COARSE
CULPABLEGUILTY
VINDICATETO CLEAR FROM ACCUSATION
DELINQUENTNOT LIVING UP TO RESPONSIBILITIES
VULNERABLEOPEN TO ATTACK OR HARM
UTILIZETO USE
MONOLINGUALKNOWING ONLY ONE LANGUAGE
POLYGLOTSOMEONE WHO KNOWS SEVERAL LANGUAGES
CIRCUMLOCUTIONUSING MANY WORDS TO TALK AROUND SOMETHING
DILEMMAA DIFFICULT, PUZZLING SITUATION
MATRIMONYMARRIAGE
EGOTISTA SELF-IMPORTANT PERSON
CAVALIERINAPPROPIATELY UNCONCERNED
PANORAMAA WIDE VIEW OF LANDSCAPE
SUPERLATIVEWORDS THAT INDICATE A QUALITY IN ITS EXCESS
COMPARATIVEUSED TO COMPARE
BELITTLETO REGARD OR PORTRAY AS LESS IMPRESSIVE OR IMPORTANT THAN APPEARANCES
JARGONUNINTELLIGIBLE OR MEANINGLESS TALK OR WRITING
ECLECTICSELECTING OR CHOOSING FROM VARIOUS SOURCES, NOT FOLLOWING ANY ONE SYSTEM
TACITURNINCLINED TO SILENCE, RESERVED IN SPEECH
ANIMOSITYA FEELING OF STRONG DISLIKE, ILL WILL, OR ENMITY THAT TENDS TO DISPLAY ITSELF IN ACTION
GRATUITOUSGIVEN, DONE, BESTOWED, OR OBTAINED WITHOUT CHARGE OR PAYMENT
LOGISTICSTHE PLANNING, IMPLEMENTATION, AND COORDINATION OF THE DETAILS OF A BUSINESS OR OTHER OPERATION
DISSONANCELACK OF AGREEMENT, A MINGLING OF DISCORDANT SOUNDS
CACAPHONYHARSH OR DISCORDANT SOUND, HARSHNESS IN THE SOUND OF WORDS OR PHRASES
RUDIMENTARYPERTAINING TO RUDIMENTS OR FIRST PRINCIPLES
ANGLICISMTHE STATE OF BEING ENGLISH , LANGUAGE OCCURRING IN A BORROWED BY ANOTHER LANGUAGE
AUDITORYPERTAINING TO HEARING
ANGLOPHONEA PERSON WHO SPEAKS ENGLISH
PHONETICCORRESPONDING TO PRONUNCIATION. AGREEING WITH PRONUNCIATION
XENOPHOBICUNREASONABLY FEARFUL OF OR HATING ANYONE OR ANYTHING FOREIGN
AMBIANCETHE MOOD, CHARACTER, QUALITY, TONE OF AN ENVIRONMENT
DISDAINTO LOOK UPON OR TREAT WITH CONTEMPT, DESPISE
JUDICIOUSusing or showing judgment as to action or practical expediency; discreet, prudent, or politic: judicious use of one's money.
SUBJUGATEto bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master.to bring under complete control or subjection; conquer; master.
ODIOUSdeserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable.
CONTEMPTthe feeling with which a person regards anything considered mean, vile, or worthless; disdain; scorn.


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