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English Vocab_Lesson
Term | Definition |
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Deride | To ridicule; to mock |
censure | to criticize sharply |
gambol | to frolic; to romp about playfully |
immolate | to kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire |
recondite | difficult to understand; profound |
martinet | a strict disciplinarian; taskmaster |
quagmire | a swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation |
gibe | to scoff; to ridicule |
agape | open-mouthed; surprised; agog |
carcinogen | causing cancer |
olfactory | pertaining to smell |
imperious | domineering; haughty |
grotesque | absurd; distorted |
neologism | a new word or expression |
hackneyed | commonplace; overused |