English 4 Vocab Post-test

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Tentative

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Not certain; provisional.

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Ostentatious

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Showy; designed to impress.

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Hyperbole

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Grossly exaggerated speech or writing.

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Cryptic

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Puzzling; having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure.

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Adamant

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Forceful; inflexible; unyielding.

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Aesthetic

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Concerned with beauty or the appreciation of beauty.

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Obliterate

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To destroy completely.

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Plummet

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To fall or drop straight down at high speed.

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Pragmatic

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Dealing with things sensibly and realistically.

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Posterity

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All future generations of people.