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Eng.9 List #4 Vocab.
2023 English 9 Honors,, List (Week) #4 Vocab.
Term | Definition |
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celibacy (n.) | a state of abstaining from marriage and sexual relations. |
censure (v.) | to express severe disapproval of someone or something,, especially in a formal statement. |
cessation (n.) | the fact or process of ending or being brought to an end. |
chaff (n.) | the husks of corn or other seed separated by winnowing or threshing. worthless things or trash. |
chagrin (n.) | distress or embarrassment at having failed or being humiliated. |
chimerical (adj.) | formed from parts of different animals,, the state of being hoped for but ultimately illusionary or impossible to achieve. |
coalesce (v.) | to come together to form one mass or a whole. |
debacle (n.) | a sudden and ignominious failure. a fiasco. |
debauchery (n.) | excessive indulgence in sensual pleasures. |
deference (n.) | humble submission or respect. |
defile (v.) | to sully,, mar,, or desecrate. to violate the chastity of a woman. |
deign (v.) | to do something that one considers beneath another’s dignity. |
delineate (v.) | to precisely describe or portray something. to indicate the exact border of something. |
demeanor (n.) | outward behavior or bearing. |
denouement (n.) | the climax of a chain of events,, typically when something is decided or finally made clear. |