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Lesson22 English Voc
Lesson 22 English Vocab.
Term | Definition |
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ailenate | to take away interest or affection |
banish 1. | to send or drive away; to get rid of |
banish 2. | to force to leave a place by order of some high authority |
dissension | disagreement; quarreling; hard feelings cause by a different opinion |
edible | fit to eat; safe to eat |
implore | to beg earnestly; to ask urgently |
lackadasical | showing lack of interest or spirit; lifeless or uninteresting |
optional | left to ones 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 |
reprimand verb | to scold or criticize sharply |
scanty | small in quantity or amount; not enough or barely enough; in short supply |
sinister 1. | suggesting harm, evil, or misfortune; threating |
sinister 2. | evil; wicked |
transaction | the act of carrying on business; an individual piece of business, such as a deal or agreement |
unscatched | in no harmed or injured; unhurt |
upstanding | honest and respectable in character and behavior; honoable |