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Vocab Unit 8
English Unit 8 Vocab Grade 9
Term | Definition |
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Impediment | Something that gets in the way; obstacle |
Expedient | Providing results quickly; practical and effective |
Pedestrian | Lacking excitement; ordinary and dull |
Pedant | One possessing abundant knowledge of minor, often uninteresting, things |
Pedagogue | A teacher, especially one who is dull and narrow-minded |
Travesty | A bad imitation of; a perversion of |
Vested | Significant to one’s own profit or well-being |
Vestment | Clothing worn to symbolize religious or political authority |
Divest | To strip or remove a title or position of authority |
Corporeal | Having to do with the body |
Corpulent | Extremely fat; obese |
Incorporate | To bring together features, ideas, or elements |