Vocabulary

=Week 9 - Definitions: =


 * 1) buoyant (adjective) – able to float or rise
 * 2) callous (adjective) – hardened in mind or feelings
 * 3) desecrate (verb) – to treat with extreme disrespect; to defile
 * 4) enervate (verb) – to weaken; rob of strength or energy
 * 5) evanescent (adjective) – gradually disappearing; fading away like a vapor
 * 6) heed (verb) – to pay attention to
 * 7) incorrigible (adjective) – uncontrollable; unmanageable; not capable of being corrected or reformed
 * 8) indigent (adjective) – not having enough to live on; very poor; impoverished
 * 9) inexorable (adjective) – not capable of being influenced; relentless
 * 10) irrefutable (adjective) – impossible to disprove
 * 11) marred (verb) – made less perfect through injury or damage
 * 12) paragon (noun) – a model of excellence or perfection
 * 13) parochial (adjective) – restricted to a narrow scope or outlook; narrow-minded
 * 14) partisan (adjective) – strongly supporting a specific party, cause, or person
 * 15) pique (noun) – a feeling of resentment or anger because of wounded pride
 * 16) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">provincial (adjective) – limited and narrow in outlook; unsophisticated
 * 17) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">satirical (adjective) – attacking human vice or foolishness through irony or wit
 * 18) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">steadfast (adjective) – firmly and consistently loyal
 * 19) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">supercilious (adjective) – proud; scornful; looking down on others
 * 20) <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">usurp (verb) – to seize power or position by force

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