Quarter 4 Week 3 Vocab

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Allure

verb, To attract or tempt by something flattering or desirable.

Attraction, magnetism

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Apocryphal

adj, Of doubtful authorship or authenticity.

Inaccurate, untrue

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Baneful

adj, Destructive, pernicious

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Consternation

noun, a sudden, alarming amazement or dread that results in utter confusion.

fright, bewilderment

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Cryptic

adj, mysterious in meaning.

puzzling, ambiguous

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Dexterous

adj, skillful or adroit in the use of the hands or body.

nimble

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Egregious

adj, extraordinary in some bad way.

glaring, flagrant

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Equivocate

verb, to use ambiguous or unclear expressions, usually to avoid commitment or in order to mislead.

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Felicitous

adj, well-suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, or expression.

opportune, telling

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Imperturbable

adj, incapable of being upset or agitated, not easily excited.

calm

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Interminable

adj, incapable of being terminated.

unending, boundless, eternal

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Mutability

noun, the quality of being liable to undergo change or alteration, constantly changing.

changing, fluctuation

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Obviate

verb, to anticipate and prevent or eliminate difficulties by effective measures, render unnecessary.

counteract, preclude

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Penchant

noun, a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something.

affection, tendency

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Ponderous

adj, of great weight.

heavy, massive

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Profligate

adj, utterly and shamelessly immoral or dissipated, thoroughly dissolute.

promiscuous

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Replete

adj, abundantly supplied or provided. (usually followed by “with”)

filled, loaded

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Sordid

adj, morally ignoble or base. Meanly selfish.

vile, nasty, shameful

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Surfeited

noun, cause (someone) to desire no more of something as a result of having consumed or done it to excess.

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Vociferous

adj, crying out noisily.

noisy, shrill

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