JHS Department 4.

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( S.Y. 2023-2024 )

1 acquiesce / akwɪˈɛs/ vb. to accept, comply, or submit tacitly

or passively

2 antithesis / anˈtɪθəsɪs/ n. the exact opposite of something or

someone

3 auspicious / ɔːˈspɪʃəs/ adj. showing or suggesting that future

success is likely

4 banal / bəˈnɑːl/ adj. boring or ordinary

5 vacillate / vasɪleɪt/ vb. “to waver in mind, will, or feeling;

hesitate in choice of opinions or
courses.”
6 tenuous / ˈtɛnjʊəs/ adj having little substance or strength

7 tautological / tɔːtəˈlɒdʒɪk(ə)l/ adj needlessly repetitive

8 caveat / kavɪat/ n. an explanation or warning that

should be remembered when doing
or thinking about something

9 debacle / deɪˈbɑːk(ə)l/ n. a great disaster; a complete failure

1 egregious / [ɪˈɡriːdʒəs/ adj. very bad and easily noticed

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1 formidable / fɔːmɪdəb(ə)l/ adj. very powerful or strong
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1 juxtaposition / dʒʌkstəpəˈzɪʃ(ə)n/ n. he placement of two or more things
2 side by side for illustration

1 gingerly / ˈdʒɪndʒəli/ adj/adv very cautious(ly) or careful(ly)

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1 nebulous / ˈnɛbjʊləs/ adj indistinct; vague
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1 implicit / ɪmˈplɪsɪt/ adj. understood, though not clearly or
5 directly stated

1 brevity / ˈbrɛvɪti/ n. shortness of duration, especially

6 shortness or conciseness of
expression

1 digress / dʌɪˈɡrɛs/ vb. to speak or write about something

7 different from the main subject

1 garish / ˈɡɛːrɪʃ/ adj. vividly colored

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1 pedantic /pɪˈdantɪk/ adj. unimaginative; dull with respect to
9 instruction

2 quintessential / kwɪntɪˈsɛnʃ(ə)l/ adj. perfectly typical or representative of

0 someone or something