HJE Vocabulary List Twelve

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believable

Back

credible: able to be believed; convincing.

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cowardly

Back

craven: lacking the least bit of courage; cowardly.

Front

fearless

Back

audacious: showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks.

Front

intense dislike

Back

aversion: a strong feeling of dislike.

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hard-working

Back

assiduous: showing great care and perseverance.

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to dispel doubts

Back

dispel: to make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear.

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to reach a climax

Back

culmination: the highest or climactic point of something.

Front

to believe in something

Back

credence: belief in or acceptance of something as true.

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to act with cunning

Back

cunning: having or showing skill in achieving one's ends by deceit or evasion.

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to be self-governing

Back

autonomous: having the freedom to govern itself or control its own affairs.