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Haiden Ramos. World of the Day. C oncur. Agree with (a decision, opinion, or finding): "we strongly concur with this recommendation". illustrious. Well known, respected, and admired for past achievements: "an illustrious career". viand. An article of food. imperative. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Haiden Ramos

World of the Day

Concur

• Agree with (a decision, opinion, or finding): "we strongly concur with this recommendation".

illustrious• Well known, respected, and admired for past

achievements: "an illustrious career".

viand

• An article of food

imperative

• Absolupely necessary or required

lenticular

• Shaped like a biconvex lens

suspicion

• The act of suspecting something

Rectitude

• Moral uprightness righteousness

leadership

• Leadership has been described as “a process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a ...

nuncupative

• of a will or testament) Declared orally as opposed to in writing

surfeit

• An excessive amount of something: "a surfeit of food and drink".

Furlong

• A furlong is a measure of distance in imperial units and U.S. customary units equal to one-eighth of a mile, equivalent to 220 yards, 660 feet, 40 rods, or 10 ...

Deviate

– Depart from an established course.– Depart from usual or accepted standards

Pivot

• The central point, pin, or shaft on which a mechanism turns or oscillates

Enigmatic

• Difficult to interpret or understand; mysterious

Immure

• Enclose or confine (someone) against their will: "immured in a lunatic asylum".

Dissociate

– Disconnect or separate (used esp. in abstract contexts).

– Declare that one is not connected with or a supporter of (someone or something).

Mawkish

– Sentimental in a feeble or sickly way: "a mawkish poem".

– Having a faint sickly flavor: "the mawkish smell of warm beer

Phantasm

– A figment of the imagination; an illusion or apparition.

– An illusory likeness of something.

Hobgoblin

– in mythology and fairy stories) A mischievous imp or sprite.

– A fearsome mythical creature.

Agon

• a festivity in ancient Greece at which competitors contended for prizes.

Sequacious

• of a person) Lacking independence or originality of thought

Spectacle

– A visually striking performance or display: "the show is pure spectacle".

– An event or scene regarded in terms of its visual impact: "the spectacle of a city's mass grief".

Bugbear

Electoral vote

• The Electoral College consists of the popularly elected representatives (electors) who formally elect the President and Vice President...

Stem-Winder

• Alternative spelling of stem-winder.

Analytic

– True by virtue of the meaning of the words or concepts used to express it, so that its denial would be a self-contradiction.

– (of a language) Tending not to alter the form of its words and to use word order rather than inflection or agglutination to express...

Biddable

– Meekly ready to accept and follow instructions; docile and obedient.

– Strong enough to justify a bid.

Eructation

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