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English 9H vocab
Semester One Vocab
Question | Answer |
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crony | an intimate companion |
reverent | worshipful |
philander | to have many love affairs; an affair with no intention of marriage |
annul | to make ineffective or inoperative |
affiliation | connection or membership with a group |
repentant | feeling or expressing regretful sorrow for sins |
catechism | oral instruction; a summary of religous doctrine |
bequest | the action of leaving something in a will |
prodigous | exciting amazement or wonder |
larceny | unlawful taking of personal property |
consternation | amazement or dismay that causes confusion |
remonstrance | earnest reasons for opposition or grievance |
pall | to lose strength or effectiveness |
imperious | marked by arrogant assurance; domineering |
parley | a conference with an enemy |
allude | to make indirect refrence |
epistle | letter |
conciliatory | gaining the goodwill or favor of |
sagacious | keen or farsighted judgement |
morose | having a sullen and gloomy disposition |
aversion | a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid it |
contemptuous | feeling or expressing disdain |
altercation | a noisy or angry dispute |
bereave | to deprive especially by death; strip, dispossess |
capricious | impulsive; unpredictable |
pious | marked by conspicuous religiosity |
plaintive | expressive of suffering or woe |
dexterous | skillful and competent |
clemency | a disposition to be merciful; an act of leniency |
audacious | recklessly bold or daring; adventurous |
magnanimous | showing a lofty and courageous spirit |
beguile | to lead by deception |
patronize | to treat haughtily or coolly |
deprecation | to express disapproval of |
mortification | denial of bodily passions and appetites |
edify | to build or establish |
disparity | a fundamental difference |
auspicious | attended by good favorable signs |
appertain | to belong or be connected as a rightful part |
waive | to relinquish voluntarily |
elate | to lift up especially in spirits |
adjunct | something joined to another thing but not necessarily a part of it |
impetuosity | a display of impulsive vehemence or passion |
repugnance | strong dislike, distaste, or antagonism |
dubious | doubtful |
expatriate | living in a foreign land |
abhorrent | detestable, hateful, repugnant |
supercilious | haughtily contemptuous |
fealty | intense fidelity or loyalty |