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english vocab part 2
second part of untit 6. 20-40
Term | Definition |
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discourse | communication of thoughts by talking |
consort | a husband or wife; spouse |
dexterity | skill in using hands or body |
exile | to banish |
amorous | strongly attracted |
garish | tastelessly colorful; gaudy |
banish | force to leave |
dissemble | to give a false or misleading appearance to |
adversity | adverse fortune or fate |
rail | scold, express criticism |
fickle | likely to change |
inundation | to flood |
prostrate | to cast (one self) face down on the ground |
melancholy | sad or depressed |
dirge | a funeral song or tune |
inexorable | incapable of being persuaded |
auspicious | promising success |
sepulcher | a tomb, grave, or burial place |
ambiguity | uncertainty of meaning |
betroth | to promise to marry |