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Lesson 16 English
25 cards·by happygirl123
acclaim
praise, approval, to salute, to hail
amass
to collect, to gather, to accumulate
anarchist
one who believes in the absence of government or law
banter
to speak in a witty or teasing manner
blithe
lighthearted, joyous, glad, cheerful,free of spirt
cacophonous
harsh sounding, having dissonance
commensurate
equal
complacency
the state of being self-satisfied
desiccate
to dry up
diminution
diminishment, reduction
elicit
to bring out a response, to evoke
incessant
uninterrupted
jollity
merriment, state of being jolly
kindle
to start a fire, to stir up
parsimony
stinginess,frugality; excessive economy
penury
extreme poverty
perspicacious
having clear insight, shrewed, very perceptive
pliable
easily manipulated or able to be bent freely without breaking
quell
to quiet or to put down a disturbance
rectify
to set right or to correct
rue
to be sorry, to regret
sluggard
a person who is lazy
stealthy
acting in sneaky way--this is a negitive term
succinct
brief, compact
voluminous
marked by great volume or sum