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English Vocabulary : Term Two
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| assiduous | hardworking, diligent |
| obsequious | slavishly attentive |
| recalcitrant | stubborn |
| nadir | lowest point |
| ineffable | unspeakable, unutterable |
| furtive | sneakily |
| magnanimous | generous |
| innocuous | harmless |
| progenitor | ancestor |
| didactic | teaching |
| renounce | abandon, disown |
| garrulous | talkative |
| proletarian | member of the working class |
| fetid | foul-smelling |
| sedate | to calm, pacify |
| hackneyed | commonplace |
| denouement | final part of story or drama |
| hubris | arrogance resulting from excessive pride |
| hamartia | tragic flaw |
| octave | an eight line stanza |
| ribald | to violate, desecrate |
| obfuscate | to confuse, meddle |
| venerate | to revere |
| phlegmatic | calm, not easily disturbed |
| perpetrate | to commit an offense |
| maelstrom | whirlpool |
| impugn | to doubt, challenge |
| recluse | hermit |
| subjugate | to conquer, bring under control |
| undulate | to move in a wavelike motion |
| blanch | to whiten |
| myriad | very large number |
| definitive | final, complete |
| iconoclastic | attacking cherished traditions |
| cryptic | mysterious, puzzling |
| juxtapose | to place side by side |
| invective | verbal abuse |
| vilify | slander |
| transient | fleeting, quickly passing away |
| vacuous | empty, inane |
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