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Vocabulary 12

Published on Nov 22, 2015

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ACCLIMATIZATION

  • (N) the act of getting accustomed to a new climate or environment
  • Acclimatization may take weeks, although significant adaptation occurs within a few days of the first exposure.
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Aplomb (n)

  • Poise; self-assurance
  • He played his part with aplomb
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ARDUOUS (ADJ)

  • Requiring much effort; difficult
  • These images were arduous to capture.
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banal (adj)

  • Commonplace; trite
  • The movies is now a banal for lots of people
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CREVASSE (N)

  • A deep crack or split in a glacier
  • Erik slipped and fell into a crevasse
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DEMEANOR (N)

  • A way of behaving; manner
  • He has a gentle, watchful demeanor.
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INEVITABILITY (N)

  • Something that is certain to happen
  • The fear that fuel crops will replace food crops is not an inevitability
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INSURMOUNTABLE (ADJ)

  • Impossible to overcome
  • There are problems to be solved, but they probably aren't insurmountable.
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PARAMOUNT (ADJ)

  • Of the highest importance
  • Excellence in teaching is paramount.
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TRANSCEND (ADJ)

  • To pass beyond the limits of
  • They teach us to transcend the false supremacy of one's own ego.

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