25-26 semester 1 word of the week NVHS

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Aversion

(n) a strong or intense dislike.

Cache (n)

a hidden storage space.

Cajole (v)

to persuade by pleasant words or flattery.

Censure (v)

to formally and harshly critcize.

Clemency (n)

mercy; judged with compassion.

Commiserate (v)

to sympathize with.

Deference (n)

courteous regard for people’s feelings.

Desecrate (v)

to treat something sacred with disrespect.

Disparage (v)

to express a negative belief of; to belittle.

Eclectic (adj)

combining elements from a variety of sources.

Fatalism (n)

a belief in fate that events cannot be changed by humans.

Flagrant (adj)

outrageously bad or offensive.

Gratuitous (adj)

unnecessary; uncalled for.

Hackneyed (adj)

used too often; commonplace.

Illusion (n)

an erroneous perception of reality.

Implausible (adj)

not having the appearance of truth or reason

Incorrigible (adj)

too firmly fixed to be reformed or changed.