12th Grade Vocab List 3

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Alacrity

willingness to do something.

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Bearing

a person’s attitude and the manner they have

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Circuitous

Speaking or acting indirectly; not being forthright. (roundabout)

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Conciliatory

willingness to end a disagreement or reduce hostility.

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Consternation

Sudden feeling of amazement or dread that leads to confusion or dismay; disoriented.

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Diffident

shy because of lack of self confidence

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Enjoin

To direct or give orders authoritatively and with emphasis.

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Estimable

Capable of being estimated; considered to be very good.

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Forbearance

Refraining from something; the act of avoiding or shunning

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Iconoclast

a person who destroys images for political or religious reasons; a breaking of established rules.

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Lassitude

a lack of interest or spirit; lack of energy.

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Obstreperous

Difficult to deal with; marked by unruly or aggressive noisiness.

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Pique

to make one angry or to offend

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Profligate

Expending something unwisely; utterly or shamelessly immoral.

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Quotidian

Occurring every day; ordinary and common.

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Rancorous

Full of bitterness and anger from something that occurred in the past.

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Specious

False look of truth; misleading and deceptive

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Supplication

a prayer to God; respectful request; plea or petition.

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Trite

hackneyed; an idea or remark that is boring due to its overuse.

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Vicarious

Experienced through another. (such as watching a movie or hearing a story).

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