Semester 1 Word Of the Week NVHS
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18 Terms
Word
Definition
Aversion
"a strong or intense dislike"
"CACHE"
"hidden storage space; a secret store of valuables"
"CAJOLE"
"to persuade by pleasant words or flattery"
"CENSURE"
"to formally and harshly criticize"
"CLEMENCY"
"mercy; judged with compassion"
"COMMISERATE"
"to sympathize with"
"DEFERENCE"
"courteous regard for people’s feelings."
"DESECRATE"
"to treat something sacred with disrespect"
"DISPARAGE"
"to express a negative of; to belittle"
"ECLECTIC"
"combining elements from a variety of sources"
"FATALISM"
"a belief in fate that events cannot be changed by humans"
"FLAGRANT"
"outrageously bad or offensive"
"GRATUITOUS"
"unnecessary; uncalled for"
"HACKNEYED"
"used too often; commonplace"
"ILLUSION"
"an erroneous perception of reality"
"IMPLAUSIBLE"
"not having the appearance of truth or reason"
"INCORRIGIBLE"
"too firmly fixed to be reformed or changed"
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