VOCAB PP

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Adhere
to stick fast to ; to faithfully believe in

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TermDefinition
Adhere
to stick fast to ; to faithfully believe in
Miscreant
A person who behaves badly or breaks the law
Quixotic
exceedingly idealistic; unrealistic and impractical
Somber
Dark, Gloomy, and Depressing
Undulate
to move up and down in a wave-like pattern
Resolute
firm, determined, and unwavering
Strident
commanding attention by a loud or intrusive quality
Amicable
having a spirit of friendliness
Amorous
having strong feelings of love, especially romantically
Tedious
tiresome because of length or dullness
impede
to delay or prevent someone by getting in the way
interpose
to place yourself between two things, people, or groups
admonish
to warn or rebuke someone firmly
aperture
an opening or space
perfidious
deceitful and untrustworthy
abject
(of something bad) experienced or present to the maximum degree
sanguinary
involving or causing much bloodshed
hauteur
a formal, unfriendly, and prideful way of behaving
patronize
to treat in a seemingly helpful way but with an attitude of superiority
boon
a benefit, blessing, or favor
cypher
a secret disguised way of writing
defray
to provide payment towards
conveyance
the transportation of someplace to another
mauve
a pale purple color
artifice
a clever trick or artful skill intended to deceive
proffer
to offer something by holding it out
recriminate
to make accusations in retaliation
virulent
describing something that is dangerous and fast spreading
insinuate
to suggest without being direct that something unpleasant or untrue is true
succulent
tender, juicy, and or tasty