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Haley Vocab A

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Full of grief or sorrow, sad
Doleful
Devastation, misery, or sadness
Desolation
To overcome with fear, intimidation
Daunt
Deep awareness of another's suffering with a desire to help
Compassion
To recognize as different & distinct; distinquish
Discern
To express deep sorrow or grief
Lament
Agreeable to the taste or smell, appetizing
Savory
Outrageousness, state of being monstrous
Enormity
Incapable of being avoided or evaded
Inevitable
Not possible to undo
Irrevocable
To make certain, guarantee
Ensure
Cruel use of authority, oppressive power
Tyranny
A destructive or ruinous action or it's result
Ravage
Firmness of purpose
Resolution
To give up control of, to surrender
Relinquish
Paralyzed with fear; stiff or like stone
Petrified
Notable, heroic deed, feat
Exploit
An expression of feelings or beliefs not actually possessed or held
Hypocrisy
intensity of emotion, passion, enthusiasm
ardor
widespread
prevalent
lack of agreement or harmony; conflict
discord
in capable of being taken by force; able to resist attack
impregnable
depressing, dismal, gloomy
melancholy
to infer rom little or no evidence; guess
surmise
to remove all traces of; to erase
obliterate
to engage in risky business ventures, hoping to make quick profits
speculate
excessive frugality; stinginess
parsimony
in a careful thoughtful way
deliberately
unresisting acceptance; submission
resignation
of great spiritual or intellectual value; noble
sublime
an imperfect or undeveloped part
rudiment
countless; innumerable
myriad
something employed to bring about a desired result; a means to an end
expedient
loud, continuous noise
din
speed; swiftness
alacrity
existing as a basic quality; belonging to by nature
inherent
approval or support
sanction
lasting forever; eternal
perpetual
to bring all parts together into a whole
integrate
conformity to the approved standards of good taste
decorum
continuing year after year; enduring
perennial
lighthearted & carefree; cheerful
blithe
beyond human understanding; mysterious
occult
warning; cautionary advice
admonition
present but not evident; hidden
latent
a person of profound wisdom & judgement
sage
apparent to the eye or the mind; evident; obvious
manifest
one who gives help or financial aid
benefactor
moral uprightness; honest
integrity