English II Vocabulary

Question 0

ostentatious

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ment to impress others; flashy

Question 1

Facetious

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Humorous; playfully joking

Question 2

optimum

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best possible; most favorable; most desirable

Question 3

detriment

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something that causes damage, harm, or loss

Question 4

vicarious

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experienced through the imagination; not experienced directly

Question 5

dexterous

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skillful in using the hands or body

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scrupulous

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careful about moral standards; conscientious

Question 7

gregarious

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sociable; enjoying and seeking the company of others

Question 8

discretion

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good judgement or tact in actions or speaking

Question 9

sensory

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having to do with seeing, hearing, feeling, tasting, or smelling

Question 10

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Instigate

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to bring about by moving others to action; stir up

Question 12

rudimentary

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fundamental

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resilient

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able to recover quickly from harm, illness, or misfortune

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collaborate

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to work together

Question 15

zealot

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a person devoted to a purpose or cause

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squelch

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to silence or suppress or crush

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cenerate

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to respect deeply

Question 18

despondent

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downhearted; hopeless; overwhelmed with sadness

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retrospect

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reviewing the past; considerate of past events

Question 20

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juxtapose

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to place close together, especially in order to compare or contrast

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lethargy

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a great lack of energy; inactivity due to laziness

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ambiguous

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able to be interpreted in more than one way; not clear

Question 24

inane

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without sense or meaning; foolish

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dissident

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a person opposed to established ideas or beliefs, especially in politics or religion

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embellish

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to decorate; beautify by adding details

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subsidize

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to support financially; provide a grant or contribution

Question 28

squander

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to spend or use wastefully or thoughtfully

Question 29

inadvertent

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unintentional; accidental

Question 30

sporadic

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happening now and then; occasional

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relinquish

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to surrender (something); to give (something) up

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impetuous

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done or acting in a hurry, with little thought; impulsive

Question 34

maudlin

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tearfully sentimental; overemotional

Question 35

berate

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to criticize or scold harshly

Question 36

ubiquitous

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existing or seeming to exist