Vocabulary Definitions PDF
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This document provides a list of vocabulary words and their definitions, useful for learning new words and understanding their context. The vocabulary terms cover a range of meanings, from simple to more complex.
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1\. Adulterate -to corrupt or make worse by addition of something of lesser value 2\. Augment -to make large or increase 3\. Bereft -deprived of; made unhappy through a loss 4\. Disparage -express a negative opinion which often results in a diminished value 5\. Dour adj. -stern, unyielding, gloo...
1\. Adulterate -to corrupt or make worse by addition of something of lesser value 2\. Augment -to make large or increase 3\. Bereft -deprived of; made unhappy through a loss 4\. Disparage -express a negative opinion which often results in a diminished value 5\. Dour adj. -stern, unyielding, gloomy, or ill-humoured 6\. Encapsulate -to enclose in 7\. Fortitude -courage in facing difficulty 8\. Insidious -intended to deceive or entrap; sly, treacherous 9\. Intimate -a hint or indirect suggestion 10\. Opulent -wealthy, luxurious, ample, grandiose 11\. Ostensible -of or related to motives or facts that are apparent but not necessarily real or true 12\. Pliable -easily bent; flexible; easily influenced 13\. Proscribe -command against 14\. Recede -move back or retreat 15\. Reiterate -to say again or repeat 16\. Remittance -payment 17\. Sophistry -elaborate and eloquent but logically invalid arguments often intended to deceive 18\. Stolid -not easily moved mentally or emotionally; unresponsive 19\. Tentative -experimental in nature; uncertain; hesitant 20\. Vernacular -common language; everyday speech; often related to a particular locale
