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Lesson 22
English 7
Term | Definition |
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alienate | to make uninterested or unfriendly; to take away interested or affected |
banish | 1. to send or drive away; to get rid of 2. to force to leave a place by order of some high authority |
dissensions | disagreement; quarreling; hard feelings caused by a difference of opinion |
edible | fit to eat; safe to eat |
implore | to beg earnestly; to ask urgently |
lackadaisical | showing a lack of interest or spirit; lifeless and uniterested |
optional | left one's choice; not required or automatic |
painstaking | requiring or using great effort or care |
plumage | all of a bird's feathers (plumes) together |
reprimand | (noun) a sharp scolding or criticism, especially by a person in authority (verb) to scold or criticize sharply |
scanty | small in quantity or amount; not enough or barely enough; in short supply |
sinister | 1. suggested harm, evil, or misfortune; threatening 2. evil; wicked |
transaction | the act of carrying on business; an individual piece of business, such as a deal or agreement |
unscathed | in no way harmed or injured; unhurt |
upstanding | honest and respectable in character and behavior; honorable |