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Which word means 'uttering in an irritated tone, unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound'?
Which word means 'uttering in an irritated tone, unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound'?
What does 'aptitude' refer to?
What does 'aptitude' refer to?
Which term means 'deeply agitated especially from emotion'?
Which term means 'deeply agitated especially from emotion'?
What does 'conspicuous' mean?
What does 'conspicuous' mean?
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Which term means 'the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit'?
Which term means 'the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit'?
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What does it mean to wheedle someone?
What does it mean to wheedle someone?
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How would you describe something that is luminous?
How would you describe something that is luminous?
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What is the definition of imploring?
What is the definition of imploring?
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What does it mean to mimic someone?
What does it mean to mimic someone?
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How would you define capacity?
How would you define capacity?
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Study Notes
Vocabulary
- Apprehensive: feeling fear or dread of possible evil or harm, mentally upset over possible misfortune or danger
- Palpable: capable of being perceived by the senses or the mind, sounds as though you can touch it
- Rasping: uttering in an irritated tone, unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound
- Aptitude: inherent ability, natural talent
- Disposition: the act or means of getting rid of something, your usual mood, a natural or acquired habit or characteristic tendency in a person or thing
- Enhance: increase, make better or more attractive
- Nurture: provide with nourishment, raising someone to be an accepted member of the community, help develop, help grow, the properties acquired as a consequence of the way you were treated as a child
- Primmly: in a prissy manner
- Tabulate: shape or cut with a flat surface, arrange in tabular form
- Remorse: a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
- Vague: not clearly understood or expressed, not precisely limited, determined, or distinguished, lacking clarity or distinctness
- Chastisement: verbal punishment, a rebuke for making a mistake
- Petulant: easily irritated or annoyed
- Transgression: the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit, the act of transgressing, the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata
- Acquisition: an ability that has been acquired by training, the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge, something acquired
More Vocabulary
- Exuberant: produced or growing in extreme abundance, joyously unrestrained, unrestrained in especially feelings
- Serene: completely clear and fine, characterized by absence of emotional agitation
- Infringe: advance beyond the usual limit, go against, as of rules and laws
- Throng: a large gathering of people, press tightly together or cram
- Diminish: decrease in size, extent, or range, lessen the authority, dignity, or reputation of
- Conspicuous: obvious to the eye or mind, without any attempt at concealment
- Exhilarating: causing to feel energetic
- Spontaneously: unrehearsed
- Crescendo: a gradual increase in volume
- Unanimous: complete agreement
- Benign: harmless
- Prohibited: forbidden
- Obsolete: no longer in use
- Perceive: to become aware of through the senses
- Conclusion: the end or finish
- Torrent: a heavy downpour
- Capacity: ability to learn
- Tentatively: uncertain; hesitant
- Frigid: very cold
- Admonition: a reminder of a forgotten task or duty
- Optimistic: hopeful; expecting the best
- Ominous: unfavorable; threatening
- Placidly: peacefully
- Excruciating: agonizing
- Invigorating: refreshing; stimulating
- Apparent: visible; easily seen
- Successor: one who comes next
- Meticulously: extremely concerned with details
- Vigilant: alert; watchful
- Impeded: stopped progress
- Subtle: indirect; faint
- Efficient: done with a minimum of waste
- Permeated: occurring throughout
- Exasperation: actions that cause great irritation (or even anger)
- Strewn: being distributed here and there without order
- Expertise: skillfulness by virtue of possessing special knowledge
- Warily: in a cautious manner
- Luminous: softly bright or radiant
- Imploring: expressing earnest entreaty
- Mimicked: to copy the actions or words of another
- Sarcastic: expressing or expressive of ridicule that wounds
- Stealthily: in a sneaky manner
- Capacity: ability to perform or produce
- Languid: lacking spirit or liveliness
- Hone: sharpen with a hone
- Placid: taking life easy
- Wheedle: influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
- Adherence: to stick to
- Admonition: a warning
- Aptitude: natural talent
- Assimilated: to take in, absorb
- Chastise: to punish
- Congregated: bring together in a crowd
- Conveyance: transmit, carry over
- Disquieting: scary
- Distraught: to worry
- Infraction: act of violating
- Invariably: unable to change
- Jaunty: spirited
- Magnitude: greatness
- Meticulously: careful, attention to detail
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Test your knowledge with 16 true or false questions and 18 multiple choice questions based on vocabulary words like apprehensive, palpable, rasping, aptitude, and disposition. See how well you understand the meanings of these words!
