vocab p. 80-89
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- alias
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n. assumed name
adv. otherwise called, otherwise known as - clandestine adj.
- carried on in secrecy and concealment; secret; covert; underhand; undercover
- enigma n.
- puzzling statement; riddle; mystery; puzzling problem or person
- enigmatic adj.
- mysterious; puzzling; obscure
- latent adj.
- present but not showing itself; hidden but capable of being brough to light; dormant; potential
- lurk v.
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1. be hidden; lie in ambush
2. move stealthily; sneak; slink - seclude v.
- shut up apart from others; confine in a place hard to reach; hide; cloister; secquester
- stealthy adj.
- secret in action or character; catlike; sly; furtive
- apprise, v.
- infrm; notify; advise
- avowal, n.
- open acknowledgment; frank declaration; admission; confession
- divulge v.
- make public; disclose; reveal; tell
- elicit v.
- draw forth; bring out; evoke; extract
- enlighten v.
- shed the light of truth and knowledge upon; free from ignorance; inform; instruct
- manifest v.
- show; reveal; display; evidence
- overt adj.
- open to view; not covert or hidden; public; manifest
- accede v.
- agree; assent; consent; ascquiesce
- accord n.
- agreement; harmony
- compact n.
- agreement; understanding; accord; covenant
- compatible adj.
- able to exist together harmoniously; in harmony; agreeable; congenial
- compromise n.
- settlement reached by a partial yielding on both sides
- conform v.
- be in agreement or harmony with; act in accordance with accepted standards or customs; comply; obey
- consistent, adj.
- keeping to the same principles throughout; showing no contradiction; in accord; compatible; consonant
- correspond v.
- be in harmony; match; fit;agree; be similar
- dovetail v.
- to fit together with, so as to form a harmonious whole; interlock with
- reconcile v.
- cause to be friendly againl bring back to harmony
- relent v.
- become less harsh, severe, or strict, soften in temper, yield
- altercation n.
- noisy, angry dispute; quarrel; wrangle
- antagonize v.
- make an enemy of ; arouse the hostility of
- cleavage n.
- split; division; schism; chasm
- discord n.
- disagreement; dissension; strife
- discrepancy n.
- difference; disagreement; variation; inconsistency
- dissent v.
- differ in opinion; disagree; object
- embroil v.
- draw into a conflict
- estrange v.
- turn (someone) from affection to dislike or enmity; make unfriendly; separate; alienate
- friction n.
- conflict of ideas between persons or parties of opposing views; disagreement
- irreconcilable adj.
- unable to be brought into friendly accord or understanding; hostile beyond the possibilty of reconciliation; not reconcilable; incompatible
- litigation n.
- lawsuit, act or process of carrying on a lawsuit
- at variance
- in disagreement, at odds
- wrangle v.
- quarrel noisily; disput angrily; brawl; bicker
- condiment n.
- something such as pepper or spices addes to or served with food to enhane its flavor, seasoning
- devour v.
- eat up greedily; feast upon like an animal or a glutton; dispatch
- edible adj.
- fit for human consumption; eatable; comestible; nonpoisonous
- glutton n.
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1. greedy eater; person in the habit of eating too much
2. person with a great capacity for enduring or doing soemthing - luscious adj.
- delicious; juicy and sweet; delectable
- palatable adj.
- agreeable to the taste; pleasing; savory
- slake v.
- with reference to thirst bring to an end through regreshing drink; satisfy; quench
- succulent adj.
- full of juice; juicy
- voracious adj.
- having a huge appetite; greedy in eating; gluttonous; ravenous