Eng. 2A: Vocab #11

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11/5/2024

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Abrogate

to repeal, cancel, declare null and void

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Ambient

completely surrounding, encompassing

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Asperity

roughness, severity; bitterness or tartness

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Burnish

to make smooth or glossy by rubbing, polish

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Cabal

a small group working in secret

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Delectable

(adj) delightful, highly enjoyable; deliciously flavored, savory

(n) an appealing or appetizing food or dish

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Deprecate

to express mild disapproval; to belittle

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Detritus

loose bits and pieces of material resulting from disintegration or wearing away; fragments that result from any destruction

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Ebullient

overflowing with enthusiasm and excitement; boiling, bubbling

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Eclectic

drawn from different sources

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Flaccid

limp, not firm; lacking vigor or effectiveness

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Impecunious

having little or no money

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Inexorable

inflexible, beyond influence; relentless, unyielding

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Moribund

dying, on the way out

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Necromancer

one who claims to reveal or influence the future through magic, especially communication with the dead; in general, a magician

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Onerous

burdensome; involving hardship or difficulty

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Rife

common, prevalent, widespread, happening often; full, abounding; plentiful, abundant, replete

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Rudiments

the parts of any subject or discipline that are learned first; the earliest stages of anything

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Sequester

to set apart, separate for a special purpose; to take possession of and hold in custody

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Winnow

to get rid of something unwanted, delete; to sift through to obtain what is desirable

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