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10A Word List 12
English 10A Vocabulary Word List 12
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acquiesce,  , 
| verb: To agree or express agreement. |
| appellation, ,
| noun: Identifying word or words by which someone or something is called and classified or distinguished from others |
| archipelago, ,
| noun: 1. A chain or set of islands grouped together 2. A group of many islands in a large body of water. |
| cerebral, ,
| adjective: 1. Involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct. 2. Of or relating to the cerebrum or brain. |
| consummate, ,
| verb, adjective: 1. Of marriages. 2. Having or revealing supreme mastery or skill. 3. Make perfect; bring to perfection. 4. Perfect and complete in every respect; having all necessary qualities. 5. Without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers. |
| deleterious, ,
| adjective: Harmful to living things. |
| enjoin, ,
| verb: 1. Issue an injunction. 2. Give instructions to or direct somebody to do something. |
| implicit, ,
| adjective: 1. Implied though not directly expressed; inherent in the nature of something. 2. Being without doubt or reserve. |
| incense, ,
| noun, verb: 1. A substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned. 2. Perfume especially with a censer. 3. The pleasing scent produced when incense is burned. 4. Make furious. |
| insidious, ,
| adjective: 1. Beguiling but harmful. 2. Intended to entrap. 3. Working or spreading in a hidden and usually injurious way. |
| inveigh, ,
| verb: 1. Complain bitterly. 2. Speak against, in an impassioned manner. |
| limbo, ,
| noun: 1. The state of being disregarded or forgotten. 2. An imaginary place for lost or neglected things. 3. (theology) the abode of infants who die before baptism. |
| malleable, ,
| adjective: 1. Easily influenced. 2. Capable of being shaped or bent or drawn out. |
| misplace, ,
| verb: 1. Place (something) where one cannot find it again. 2. Place or position wrongly; put in the wrong position |
| paradox, ,
| noun: (logic) a self-contradiction. |
| pessimism, ,
| noun: 1. The feeling that things will turn out badly 2. A general disposition to look on the dark side and to expect the worst in all things. |
| repulse, ,
| noun, verb: 1. An instance of driving away or warding off. 2. Force or drive back. 3. Be repellent to; cause aversion in. 4. Cause to move back by force or influence. |
| requisite, ,
| noun, adjective: 1. Anything indispensable. 2. Necessary for relief or supply. |
| supple, ,
| adjective: 1. Make pliant and flexible, as of leather and skins. 2. Gracefully slender; moving and bending with ease. 3. (used of e.g. personality traits) readily adaptable. 4. (used of persons' bodies) capable of moving or bending freely. |
| sanguine, ,
| adjective: 1. : BLOODRED 2 a : consisting of or relating to blood b : BLOODTHIRSTY 2 a : consisting of or relating to blood b : BLOODTHIRSTY, 2 a : consisting of or relating to blood 3 : having blood as the predominating bodily humor; also : having the bodily conformation and temperament held characteristic of such predominance and marked by sturdiness, high color, and cheerfulness |
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