Senior Comp Vocab Final

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Ostensible

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adjective: apparent, appearing, or seeming to be true, professed or declared as true without being demonstrated or proved

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Digress

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verb: to wonder, stray from the point, ramble, deviate, go off in another direction.

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Morose

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adjective: gloomy, moody, glum, grumpy, ill-tempered, unhappy.

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Congenial

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adjective: sympathetic, agreeable, compatible; having the same taste, nature, or temperament.

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Capricious

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adjective: unpredictable, tending to change abruptly for no apparent or logical reason.

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Vanguard

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noun: the forefront of an action or movement, leading position or persons in a movement.

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Aloof

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adjective: apart, at a distance, withdrawn, not wishing to speak or associate with others.

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Tawdry

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adjective: cheap and showy. gaudy or sleazy. A person may have a tawdry clothing or have a tawdry reputation.

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Arduous

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adjective: very difficult, hard to achieve or accomplish, requiring great effort.

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Cantankerous

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adjective: difficult to deal with, disagreeable, argumentative, quick to quarrel, or to exhibit ill will.

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Effect

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As a noun-the result or outcome of something

As a verb - to cause or to make something happen.

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Affect

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as a noun - emotions

as a verb - to influence something

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Flippant

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adjective: disrespectful in a frivolous way, treating something serious in a trivial manner.

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Inviolable

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adjective: secure, safe from assault or destruction; sacred, untouchable, unassailable, incorruptible.

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Commodious

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adjective: spacious, having plenty of room, comfortable convenient.

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Poignant

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adjective: piercing, sharp, biting, keen.

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Nebulous

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adjective: unclear, vague, obscure, hazy, indefinite, indistinct.

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Clandestine

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adjective: marked by, held in, or conducted with secrecy.

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Mollify

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verb: to soothe in a temper or disposition: appease; soften, to reduce in intensity.

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Malleable

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adjective; capable of being extended, shaped, or changed by force; capable of being controlled by outside forces or influences.

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Animosity

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adjective; ill will or resentment tending toward active hostility: on antagonistic attitude

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Tenuous

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adjective: thin, slight, slender, not thick; having little substance or strength.

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Lethargy

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noun: a lack of energy and enthusiasm. abnormal drowsiness.

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Philanthropic

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adjective: of a person or organization seeking to promote the welfare of others, by donating money to good causes; generous and benevolent.

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Genteel

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adjective: refined, polite, sophisticated, elegantly stylish or fashionable, pertaining or belonging to high society.

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Incorrigible

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adjective: bad beyond correction, reform, or improved.

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Subterfuge

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noun: a deception, trick, or underhanded scheme.

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Ebullience

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noun: the quality of being cheerful and full of energy.

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Pugnacious

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adjective: eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight

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Altruism

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noun: feelings and behavior that show a desire to help other people and a lack of selfishness.