Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Vocabulary

Prudence: The quality of being cautious. (noun) 

Baleful: Threatening harm; menacing. (adjective)

Libation: drink poured out as an offering to a deity. (noun)

Precedence: T
he condition of being considered more important than someone or something else; order, rank. (noun) 

Glutton: An excessive over eater. (noun)

Harangue:
 A lengthy and aggressive speech. (noun)

Rapine: The violent seizure of someone's property. (noun)

Scion: young shoot or twig of a plant, especially one cut for grafting or rooting. (noun) 

Insidious: 
proceeding in a gradual, subtle way, but with harmful effects. (adjective) 

Chastise: Rebuke or reprimand severely. (verb)

Succumb: Fail to resist. pressure, temptation, or some other negative force. (verb)

Auspicious: Conducive to success; favorable. (adjective)

Lucid: Expressed clearly; easy to understand. (advective)

Audacity: The willingness to take bold risks. (noun) 

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