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Vocabulary Week 10
Gregarious –
adj. - fond of the company of others; sociable.
Superficial – adj. - near the
surface: a superficial wound; shallow; not
profound or thorough: a superficial writer.;
insubstantial or insignificant: superficial
improvements.; shallow
Irrevocable – adj. - not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or
annulled; unalterable: an irrevocable decree.;
Impossible to retract or revoke: an irrevocable decision.
Bravado-noun- A pretense of
courage; a false show of bravery.; brag,;
A disposition toward showy defiance or false expressions of
courage; a pretentious, swaggering display of courage
Allude-verb- to refer
casually or indirectly; make an allusion (usually fol. by to): He often alluded to his poverty.; hint; make a more
or less disguised reference to; "He alluded to the problem but did not
mention it"
Elude- verb- to avoid
or escape by speed, cleverness, trickery, etc.; evade: to elude capture.;
To escape the understanding or grasp of: a name that has always eluded me; a
metaphor that eluded them
Powwow-noun- among North American Indians) a ceremony, esp. one accompanied
by magic, feasting, and dancing, performed for the cure of disease, success in
a hunt, etc. Informal. any
conference or meeting.-verb- to confer
Anticlimactic
-A decline viewed
in disappointing contrast with a previous rise: the anticlimax of a
brilliant career.; a letdown
Obscure – adj - (of
meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain: an obscure sentence in the contract. not clear to the
understanding; hard to perceive
Respite- noun / verb – a delay or cessation for a time, esp. of anything
distressing or trying; an interval of relief: to toil
without respite; 1. hiatus, rest,
recess. 2. postponement,
stay. 3. alleviate. 4. postpone,
suspend.
Precipice-
noun - a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging face.; a
situation of great peril: on the precipice of war.; The brink of a dangerous or disastrous situation: on the
precipice of defeat
Livid – adj. - enraged; furiously angry: Willful
stupidity makes me absolutely livid.; reddish or flushed; Extremely angry; furious;
Inaudible
– adj.- not audible; incapable of being heard.
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