TOTC Midterm Vocab

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Countenance

a person's face or facial expression.

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Doleful

expressing sorrow; mournful.

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Flounder

to struggle clumsily or helplessly.

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Prevalent

widespread in a particular area or at a particular time.

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Sagacity

acuteness of mental discernment and soundness of judgment; wisdom

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Sublime

of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe.

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Tedious

too long, slow, or dull; tiresome or monotonous.

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Tremulous

shaking or quivering slightly; timid or nervous.

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Aphorism

a pithy observation that contains a general truth.

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Diabolic

belonging to or so evil as to recall the Devil.

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Florid

having a red or flushed complexion; elaborately or excessively intricate or complicated.

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Glib

(of words or a speaker) Fluent but insincere and shallow.

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Incorrigible

not able to be corrected, improved, or reformed. (only used to describe people)

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Languidly

in a manner displaying a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slowly and relaxed.

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Morose

sullen and ill-tempered.

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obsequiousness

submissiveness

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ardor

great enthusiasm

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chary

cautious

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loadstone

magnet

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magnanimous

noble

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orthodoxy

accepted belief

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tribunal

court of law

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capricious

unpredictable

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despondency

depression; loss of hope

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dubiously

doubtfully

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imploringly

in a begging manner

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lowering

frowning

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resolute

determined

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throng

crowd

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unprecedented

without previous example

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vermin

unpleasant small animals like rats and insects

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affect

to pretend

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augment

to add to

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entreaty

appeal; request

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epicure

person with refined tastes

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exact

to demand; to require

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furtive

secret; cunning

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lethargy

drowsiness

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acuity

acuteness of vision or perception; keenness

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advocacy 

the act of pleading for, supporting, or recommending; active espousal

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antipathy

a dislike, distaste, or enmity

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ardent

expressing strong feelings, impassioned, zealous