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Vocab Quizzes 3&4
Mrs. Gaston's vocab 3 and 4
Term | Definition |
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baffle(v) | bewilder;confuse |
cinema(n) | movies |
despise(v) | look down at with contempt |
despicable(adj) | worthy of contempt |
ebullient(n) | overflowing with entusiasm |
exaggerate(n) | go beyond limits of actual truth |
exhort(v) | strongly advice |
expertise(n) | specialized skill |
finicky(adj) | hard to please |
gall(v) | irritate mentally |
inane(adj) | lacking importance |
indemnify(v) | repay |
Occident(n) | west;countries of Europe and Americas |
occidental(adj) | western |
peruse(v) | look at fairly attentively |
scuffle(v) | wrestle;grapple |
spurn(v) | reject |
stipend(n) | fixed pay for service |
surveillance(n) | close watch over a person,group or area |
tepid(adj) | moderately warm |
wager(v) | risk |
wane(v) | decrease in power or size |