Grade 12 english vocab
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27. dingy
gloomy and drab
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agitatedly
annoyed, bothered; adverb
28. disconsolate
without consolation or comfort; unhappy
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annul
(v.) to reduce to nothing; to make
ineffective or inoperative; to declare
legally invalid or void
29. disgorge
surrender something (stolen); eject; vomit; OP.
gorge
30. dowdy
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appalling
causing dismay or horror
(adj.) poorly dressed, shabby; lacking
smartness and good taste
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apprehension
anxiety or fear that something bad or
unpleasant will happen
31. drudgery
unpleasant, dull, or hard work
32. endeared
cause to be loved or liked
33. endorse
approve; support
34. endurance
the power to withstand hardship or stress
35. enhanced
increased or intensified in value or beauty or
quality
36. Exabyte
1024 petabytes
37. Exhilarating
invigorating and refreshing; cheering
38. faltering
start to lose strength or momentum
6.
betake
to cause to go
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betook
(v. past tense of betake) make leave or
go
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bewildering
extremely confusing
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bluffing
trying to trick others by pretending to
have or be something you are not
10. boor
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boorish
a rude or impolite person
ill-mannered
12. bullied
frightened into doing something or
being picked on
13. calamity/catastrophe
disaster
14. commensurate
proportional
15. convolution
a coiled shape or part
39. gabled
16. cormorants
having a triangular end section of a wall
between two slopes of a roof
40. gaunt
thin and bony
41. gesticulation
a deliberate and vigorous gesture or motion
42. glimpse
a very brief, passing look, sight, or view
43. gratified
pleased or satisfied
44. grudgingly
unwillingly, reluctantly
a loud squeaking or scraping noise
45. haggle
to bargain
18. crest of a wave
the high point of a wave
46. henpecked
harassed by persistent nagging
cumbersome
clumsy, hard to handle
47. immaculate
perfectly clean
20. Dallied
act or move slowly
48. impending
about to happen
21. decadent
decaying or decayed, old , worn out,
especially in terms of morals
49. impetuous
rash, impulsive, acting without thinking
50. incantation
a chant; a recited magical spell
22. Decaloge
Ten Commandments
51. inexhaustible
unlimited
23. decrepit
(adj.) old and feeble; worn-out, ruined
52. ingratiate
24. demoghraphics
statistical data pertaining to a group pf
people
to gain another's favor by flattery or false
friendliness
53. insolent
boldly rude or disrespectful
25. despised
hated
54. knave
a dishonest or unscrupulous man
26. detached
aloof; indifferent
large diving birds with long necks,
hooked bills and mainly dark feathers
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creaking
55. laceration
a cut, tear
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quaint
attractively unusual or old-fashioned
56. larceny
theft of personal property
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rambling
57. limbo
A place or state of neglect, oblivion, or
transition
walking with no particular direction in mind;
unfocused speech
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redundant
needlessly repetitive
less than perfect
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relentlessly
steadily; persistently
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repulsive
disgusting
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resplendent
shinning; glowing
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resurrect
to bring back to life
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ruffled
disorder or disarrange (someone's hair),
typically by running one's hands through it
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satiracal
sarcastic
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sauntered
walk in a slow, relaxed manner, without hurry
or effort
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scintillating
sparkling
long-tailed black-and-white bird that utters
a chattering call
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scrolloping
characterised by or possessing heavy floral
ornament
61. mire
mud; wet, swampy ground; a tough
situation
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Scrupulous
exact, careful
62. morose
unhappy, often with a withdrawn
personality
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Scrutiny
critical observation or examination
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the feeling of hating yourself
63. napery
household linen, especially table linen
selfloathing
64. oblivion
state of being forgotten
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shove
push roughly
65. obscure
difficult to understand; partially hidden
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shrewd
having or showing sharp powers of judgment;
astute.
66. odious
extremely unpleasant; repulsive
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simpered
67. ordeal
a difficult or painful experience, a trial
68. overwhelmed
overpowered
69. panegyric
a speech or piece of writing to praise
soemone highly
70. paraphernalia
personal belongings
71. paring
peeling
72. pastoral
rural
73. Petabyte
1 quadrillion bytes
74. petered out
gradually disappeared
75. phelgmatic
sluggish, calm
76. piqued
irritated
77. premonition
(n.) forewarning or foreboding of a future
event
78. pretentions
claims
79. pretentious
58. lower than the
angels
59. lucrid
shocking; glowing; sensational
60. magpie
smile or gesture in an affectedly coquettish,
coy, or ingratiating manner.
100. skimping
to be sparing or frugal; economize
101. slinking
to move quietly, slowly and close to the
ground; to creep
pompous, self-important
102. slouched
sitting, standing, or walking with bent posture
80. profound
deep
103. solicitous
concerned and attentive; eager
81. pucker
to gather something into small wrinkles or
folds
104. sordid
dirty, unpleasant / mean, selfish
105. stigma
mark of disgrace
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suffused
gradually spread through or over
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tattered
old and torn
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trample
tread on and crush
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transfixed
Rendered motionless with terror, amazement or awe
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turmoil
a state of great confusion or disorder; mental strain or agitation
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twirl
the act of rotating rapidly
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uncouth
lacking good manners, refinement, or grace
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vacillating
alternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive
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vanity
feelings of excessive pride
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veneer
(n.) a thin outer layer; a surface appearance or decoration; (v.) to cover with a thin layer
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verdict
decision, judgement
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wobly
unsteady
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wrangle(v)
To quarrel in a noisy or angry way
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wrinkles
lines on your face and skin that you get when you are old