Vocabulary cards for my English II class
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| ameliorate | become better; make better; improve | |
| detriment | injury, damage, or something that causes it | |
| folly | lack of good sense; foolish | |
| ignoramus | ignorant, stupid person | |
| impediment | something that hinders or obstructs | |
| indolent | disposed to avoid exertion; lazy | |
| noncarcinogenic | not producing, or tending to produce, cancer | |
| parsimonious | unduly sparing in the spending of money; cheap | |
| raze | destroy utterly by tearing down; demolish; level | |
| reticent | inclined to be silent or secretive | |
| retort | answer; reply sharply or angrily | |
| subvert | overturn or overthrow from the foundation | |
| tractable | easily led, taught, or controlled | |
| ebullient | overflowing with enthusiasm | |
| exhort | arouse by words; urge | |
| gall | make sore; annoy | |
| inane | lacking significance or sense | |
| indemnify | compensate for loss, damage, or injury | |
| Occident | Countries of America and Europe | |
| peruse | read; look at fairly attentively; study | |
| scuffle | wrestle; struggle in a a rough and confused manner | |
| spurn | thrust aside with disdain or contempt; reject | |
| stipend | fixed pay for services; salary | |
| tepid | moderately warm | |
| wane | decrease in power or size |
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