Semester 2 Weeks 1 and 2 Vocab

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abate

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to reduce or lessen.

The rain poured down for hours, then abated.

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balk

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to stop, block abruptly

Edna's boss balked at her request for another raise.

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cacophony

Back

tremendous noise; disharmonious sound

The elementary school orchestra created a cacophony of sound at the recital.

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debunk

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to expose the falseness of something

He debunked her claim to be the world's greatest chess player by beating her in 18 consecutive matches.

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ebullient

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extremely lively; enthusiastic

She became ebullient upon receiving an acceptance letter from her first choice college.

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fabricate

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to make up; invent

When I arrived 30 minutes late for class, I fabricated an excuse about my car breaking down on the way to school.

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garish

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gaudy; in bad taste

Mrs. Watson has poor taste and covers everything in her house with garish gold lame.

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hallowed

Back

revered; consecrated

In the hallowed corridors of the cathedral, the disturbed professor felt at peace.

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ignomimious

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humiliating, disgracing

It was ignominious to be kicked out of the dorm for an illegal gas stove.

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jubilant

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extremely joyful

The crowd was jubilant when the firefighters carried the woman from the burning building.