American Classics Hinton Vocab #3
This is set # 3; yay!
Terms
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- Myriad
- a large indefinite number, countless; classical Greek name for the number 10,000
- Abridge
- To reduce the scope by means of the omission or words without sacrificing their meaning; condense
- Vestige
- trace; an indication that something has been present
- Cohesive
- uniting together; well integrated; solid, unified
- Perfunctory
- casual; hasty and without attention to detail; performed merely as a routine duty; apathetic
- Precocious
- characterized by exceptionally early development or maturity, appearing early
- Replete
- satiate, fill to satisfaction with food or drink; abundantly supplied or provided
- Intrepid
- audacious, invulnerable to fear or intimidation; resolutely fearless, bold
- Truncate
- to shorten by cutting off a part; having a flattened or chopped off end
- Nuance
- a subtle difference in meaning or opinion or attitude; A fine shade of meaning
- Confidant
- someone to whom private matters are confided
- Punitive
- Inflicting or aiming to inflict punishment