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honors 9 exam vocab
vocab review for final
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| wane | to diminish, dwindle |
| momentous | very important |
| inundate | to flood |
| proliferate | to reproduce rapidly |
| untenable | unable to be validated |
| incredulous | unbelieving |
| slipshod | hasty, careless |
| obstreporous | unruly, disorderly |
| appreciable | noticeable, measurable |
| enlightened | aware, informed |
| credible | believable |
| feint | a deceptive move |
| flippant | lacking appropriate seriousness |
| doleful | morose |
| arduous | difficult |
| blanch | to turn pale |
| hoodwink | to mislead by a trick |
| daunt | to discourage, to dishearten |
| languid | without energy, sluggish |
| obtrusive | undesirably prominent |
| blasphemy | unholy/sacrilegious speech or act |
| erratic | inconsistent |
| incorrigible | unable to be cured or corrected |
| dissolute | lacking morals |
| cumbersome | hard to manage/move |
| expedient | convenient, "hassle-free" |
| lithe | bending easily; pliant |
| semblance | appearance; likeness |
| liability | a debt |
| lucid | clear |
| spasmodic | intermittent, inconsistent |
| scuttle | to toss out |
| tirade | long, angry speech |
| precipitious | dangerously steep |
| subversive | undermining authority |
| pompous | overly self-important in speech |
| rectify | to make right |
| malign | to slander |
| sparse | scarce, lacking |
| irreverent | lacking respect, esp. for religion |
| influx | an inpouring, inflow |
| circumspect | very cautious |
| diminutive | tiny |
| fabricate | to make up, create |
| arbitrary | based on whim rather than logic |
| exorbitant | excessive, esp. in cost/price |
| dissent | disagreement; to disagree |
| forestall | to prevent by acting before an event |
| facilitate | to make easier; expedite |
| extemporous | spur-of the- moment, impromptu |
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