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Unit Three Vocab
British Literature & Composition
Term | Definition |
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Vehement | Strongly emotional; fierce and passionate |
Inveigh | To attack strongly in words; to talk or write bitterly against |
Surmise | To draw a conclusion based on little or no information; to guess |
Demise | The end of existence; death |
Remit | To make less or weaker; to forgive or pardon |
Emblematic | Standing for another thing |
Diabolical | Of or like a devil; very wicked or cruel |
Hyperbole | An exaggeration for effect |
Episodic | Happening in parts or segments |
Methodical | Orderly and Regular |
Synod | A council, especially of churches or church officials |