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Vocab Week #9- Sylvester

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  1. auspicious
    indicating favorable circumstances and good luck
  2. authoritarian
    characteristic of an absolute ruler or absolute rule
  3. catalyst
    substance that initiates or accelerates a chemical reaction
  4. compulsive
    having obsessive habits or irresistible urges
  5. defile
    make dirty or spotty
  6. deliberately
    in a careful unhurried manner
  7. dirge
    a song or hymn of mourning as a memorial to a dead person
  8. doctrine
    a belief accepted as authoritative by some group or school
  9. edict
    a formal or authoritative proclamation
  10. emphatically
    in a forceful manner; with emphasis
  11. formidable
    extremely impressive in strength or excellence
  12. furtive
    secret and sly
  13. hone
    sharpen with a whetstone
  14. impatient
    restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
  15. ingenious
    showing inventiveness and skill
  16. lamentation
    the passionate activity of expressing grief
  17. lithe
    moving and bending with ease
  18. medium
    the surrounding environment
  19. mentor
    a wise and trusted guide and advisor
  20. mortify
    cause to feel shame
  21. muse
    reflect deeply on a subject
  22. oppress
    come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
  23. perverse
    deviating from what is considered moral or right or proper
  24. profusely
    in very large amounts or quantities; extremely
  25. sate
    fill to contentment
  26. sidle
    move sideways
  27. tact
    consideration in dealing with others
  28. transgress
    act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises
  29. vibrant
    vigorous and animated
  30. void
    an empty area or space
Created on 十月 16, 2011 (updated 十月 16, 2011)

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