KROD VOCAB 2

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113 Terms

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blanch

to take the color out

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auspicious

favorable; promising

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courtesan

a prostitute with a wealthy clientele

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benign

kind and gentle

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mollify

to calm or soothe

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raffish

marked by flashy vulgarity (can be positive)

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attenuate

reduce the force, effect or value of

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dubious

doubtful

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implicit

implied, though not plainly expressed

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apprehensive

anxious that something will occur

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indubitably

unquestionable, without doubt

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spurious

not genuine

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astute

shrewd, clever

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clandestine

secretive

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smolder

burn slowly with smoke but no flame

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methodical

done according to a systematic or established form of procedure

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improvident

not having or showing foresite

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gaudy

extravagantly bright, showy

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spasmodic

done in brief irregular bursts

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auxiliary

providing additional or supplemental support

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disingenuous

not straightforward

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ruse

a crafty trick

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promulgate

promote

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surreptitiously

done by secretive means

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endow

provide with an asset

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lurid

presented using very vivid details, especially with crime or sexual exploits

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feign

pretend to be impacted my something

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ambivalent

simultaneously having opposing feelings

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dissonant

lacking harmony

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baying

to bark or howl loudly

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capricious

impulsive and unpredictable

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stolid

calm dependable showing little emotion

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coquettish

flirtatious

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affectation

behavior speech writing that is artificial and designed to impress

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whimsical

playfully fanciful especially in an appealing and amusing way

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antithetical

directly opposed

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ignominy

public shame and disgrace

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enmity

mutual hatred

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xenophobic

a fear or dislike of anything foreign

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zeal

great enthusiasm for something

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inconsequential

unimportant

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blithely

a cheerful indifference that others may seem as calloused

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tenuous

having little substance or strength

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epitomize

to embody the essential characteristics

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assiduous

hardworking

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harbinger

a precursor

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galvanize

to energize and stir to action

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dogged

stubbornly persevering

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intrepid

courageous

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pinioned

tie or hold the limbs of someone

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maverick

one who is independent and resists adherence to a group

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obdurate

stubborn; inflexible

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gallantry

an act of marked courtesy (to a lady)

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altruistic

characterized by unselfish concern for the welfare of others

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reticent

reluctant to publicly discuss one’s thoughts, feelings, and personal affairs

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analogous

characterized by a parallel similarity that allows the drawing for an analogy

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proliferate

to grow or increase rapidly

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mercurial

unpredictable and given to constantly shifting moods

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diffidently

hesitant in speaking or acting due follow self-confidence

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earnest

resulting from or showing intense or sincere conviction

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vitality

energy, power to survive

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assimilation

to make similar

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consensus

general agreement

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derived

copied or adapted from a source

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incumbent

obligatory

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placate

to make someone less angry or hostile

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malleable

easily shaped or formed, influenced

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subdue

to restrain

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myopic

shortsighted, lacking foresight

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epitomize

to embody the essential characteristics of a trait

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innate

possessed from birth

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inveterate

long established, deep rooted

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conundrum

a confusing and difficult problem or question

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foster

to promote the development of something

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hijab

a head covering worn by some Muslim women in public

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eulogize

to praise with eloquent words

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criterion

a standard of judging something

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indignant

characterized by outrage caused by something perceived as unjust or wrong

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reprobate

a person who is depraved, unprincipled, and wicked

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heretic

a person who opposes accepted and established beliefs

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stoic

indifferent to pleasure or pain

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condemn

to express strong disapproval of

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disparage

to speak in a slighting way or negatively

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pejorative

words or phrases that belittle or speak negatively about someone

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vilify

to make vicious statements about

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brusque

rudely abrupt

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caustic

bitingly sarcastic or witty

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Fractious

quarrelsome, unruly

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incorrigible

unable to be reformed

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ingrate

an ungrateful person

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insolent

insulting in manner or speech

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brittle

easily broken

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deleterious

having a harmful effect, injurious

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ire

an expression of strong anger

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shelve

to put aside and postpone

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heinous

hatefully evil

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smart

elegant and stylish in manners or dress

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dispel

to drive away or scatter

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transient

temporary, short-lived

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transitory

not permanent