English IV- QIIIU1

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English

12th

20 Terms

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Ascetic

severely self-disciplined

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Abomination

something that causes disgust or hatred

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3

Immutability

the inability to change over time

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4

Inscrutable

impossible to understand or interpret

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5

Alacrity

eagerness; readiness

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6

August

respected, impressive

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7

Bight

a curve or recess in a coastline or river

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8

Declivity

a downward slope

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9

Sententious

trying to seem wise in a pompous, annoying way

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10

Lugubrious

looking or sounding sad or dismal

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Insidious

treacherous; crafty

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12

Insipid

lacking flavor

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13

Moribund

in terminal decline; lacking vitality

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14

Prevaricator

a liar

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15

Rapacious

aggressively greedy or grasping

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16

Sepulcher

a small stone vault in which a dead person is buried

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17

Somnambulist

one who sleepwalks

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18

Interminable

endless

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19

Abject

wretched; degrading; miserable

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20

Abscond

to leave hurriedly or secretly, often to escape arrest

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