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English 2 vocab

  1. Exodus- A mass departure of people, especially emigrants
  2. Virtuoso- A person with masterly skill or technique
  3. Clientele- The customers of a business or professional
  4. Empathy- The ability to to understand and share the feelings of another
  5. Prone- Likely to, or liable to suffer from, do, or experience something, typically something regrettable or unwelcome
  6. Supine- (of a person) lying face upward
  7. Facetious- Treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant
  8. Hooligan- A violent young troublemaker
  9. Immaculate- Free from flaws or mistakes; perfect
    1. Conflagration- An extensive fire which destroys a great deal of land or property.
    2. Ubiquitous- Present, appearing, or found everywhere
    3. ERR- Be mistaken, or incorrect; make a mistake
    4. Behoove- It is a duty or responsibility for someone to do something; it is incumbent on
    5. Lexicon- The vocabulary of a person, language, or branch of knowledge
    6. Sanguine- Optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation
    7. Augment- make (something) greater by adding to it; increase.
    8. Pliable- easily influenced
    9. Intimation- An indication or hint
    10. Balk- hesitate or be unwilling to accept an idea or undertaking
    11. Sublime- of such excellence, grandeur, or beauty as to inspire great admiration or awe
    12. Reciprocal- given, felt, or done in return
    13. Debunk- expose the falseness or hollowness of (a myth, idea, or belief)
    14. Cacophony- a harsh discordant mixture of sounds
    15. Carp- complain or find fault continually about trivial matters
    16. Anathema- something or someone that vehemently(passionately) dislikes
    17. Empirical- based on, concerned with, or verifiable by observation or experience rather than theory or pure logic
    18. Oust- drive out or expel (someone) from a position or place
    19. Rash- displaying or proceeding from a lack of careful consideration of the possible consequences of an action
    20. Invoke- cite or appeal to (someone or something) as an authority for an action or in support of an argument
    21. Antithesis- a person or thing that is the direct opposite of someone or something else.
    22. Sever- divide by cutting or slicing, especially suddenly and forcibly.
    23. Degrade- treat or regard (someone) with contempt or disrespect.
    24. Pert- (of a girl or young woman) attractively lively or cheeky.
    25. Maxim- a short, pithy statement expressing a general truth or rule of conduct.
    26. Inane- Silly; stupid
    27. Rife- (especially of something undesirable or harmful) of common occurrence; widespread.
    28. Rebuttal- a refutation or contradiction.
    29. Piety- the quality of being religious or reverent.
    30. Jaded- tired, bored, or lacking enthusiasm, typically after having had too much of something.