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Vocabulary Definitions List

This document defines 25 words by providing their part of speech and definition. The words include adjectives like "veritable" meaning true and "decrepit" meaning old/ruined, nouns such as "prospect" meaning possibility and "myriad" meaning great number, and verbs including "proffer" meaning offer and "suffice" meaning be enough. It also defines specialized nouns like "doppelganger" meaning double of a living person and "double entendre" meaning a word or phrase with two interpretations where one is indecent.

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Vocabulary Definitions List

This document defines 25 words by providing their part of speech and definition. The words include adjectives like "veritable" meaning true and "decrepit" meaning old/ruined, nouns such as "prospect" meaning possibility and "myriad" meaning great number, and verbs including "proffer" meaning offer and "suffice" meaning be enough. It also defines specialized nouns like "doppelganger" meaning double of a living person and "double entendre" meaning a word or phrase with two interpretations where one is indecent.

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Akira Yang 10/8/14

1. Veritable
a. Adjective
b. Being true, not false.
2. Decrepit
a. Adjective
b. Old/ruined due to age or neglect.
3. Prospect
a. Noun
b. Possibility of a future event occurring.
4. Facet
a. Noun
b. One side of something many-sided.
5. Myriad
a. Noun
b. Great number.
6. Proffer
a. Verb
b. Offer
7. Proverbial
a. Adjective
b. Well known, stereotypical.
8. Naught
a. Pronoun
b. Nothing.
9. Affliction
a. Noun
b. Causes pain or suffering.
10. Deign
a. Verb
b. Something that one considers to be beneath his/her dignity.
11. Ascertain
a. Verb
b. Make sure of.
12. Dubious
a. Adjective
b. Hesitating, doubting
13. Aura
a. Noun
b. Atmosphere or quality generated by a person, thing, or place.
14. Doppelganger
a. Noun
b. Double of a living person.
15. Fraught
a. Adjective
b. Result in something undesirable; anxiety or stress.
16. Zeal
a. Noun
b. Great enthusiasm
17. Plumb
a. Verb
b. Measure of a body of water.
18. Suffice
a. Verb
b. Be enough; meets the needs of.
19. Cohort
a. Noun
b. Group of people
20. Feign
a. Verb
b. Pretend; invent.
21. Perpetuity
a. Noun
b. Something that lasts forever or for a very long time.
22. Coy
a. Adjective
b. Alluring; reluctant to give details.
23. Geyser
a. Noun
b. Jet or stream of liquid.
24. Metronome
a. Noun
b. Device used to mark time at a selected rate.
25. Double Entendre
a. Noun
b. Word or phrase that has two interpretations where one is indecent.

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