VOCAB UNIT 1 ABSTRUSE ADJ Extremely difficult to understand 2 AFFRONT noun an open amp intentional insult verb to insult to ones face 3 CANARD n A false rumor a fabricated story 4 Captious ID: 763692
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VOCAB UNIT
1. ABSTRUSE (ADJ)Extremely difficult to understand
2. AFFRONT noun: an open & intentional insultverb: to insult to one’s face
3. CANARD (n)A false rumor;a fabricatedstory
4. CaptiousAdj. excessively ready to find fault; given to petty criticism; intended to trap, confuse, or show up
5. Cognizant Adj. aware, knowledgeable, informed; having jurisdiction
6. CONTRITE (ADJ) penitentregretful plagued by guilt
7. CYNOSURE (noun)the main attraction; the center of attention something that serves to guide or direct
8. DECOROUS (adj) Dignified Socially proper
9. DeignV. To think it appropriate or suitable to one's dignity to do something; to condescend
10. DESICCATED (adj)dried out divested of spirit or vitalityarid & uninteresting
11. EfficacyN. The power to produce a desired result
12. EngenderV. To bring into existence, give rise to, produce; to come into existence, assume form
13. ETHEREAL (ADJ) l ight / airy / delicate / heavenly
14. FAÇADE (n)the front of a buildinga surface appearance
Ghoulish:Adj. revolting in an unnatural or morbid way; suggestive of someone who robs graves or otherwise preys on the dead; monstrous
16. INCONGRUOUS (ADJ)not in keeping,discordant,incompatible
17. MACHINATION (NOUN)Plot; scheme; manuever a crafty, scheming, or underhanded action designed to achieve some (usually evil) end
18. MESMERIZE (verb) to hypnotize,entrance, enthrall, or bewitch
19. OPPROBIUM (noun)disgrace arising from shameful conduct
20. PutativeAdj. generally regarded as such; reputed; hypothesized, inferred, assume
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