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WSHS Eng 10
WSHS Eng Vocab List 3 Shick/Tedder
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mitigate | v. to moderate; ease |
| caricature | n. likeness or imiation so distorted to appear ridiculous |
| scruples | n. feelings of doubt over what is ethical |
| pervade | v. to spread throughout |
| manifest | v. to prove or reveal itself; to to become |
| dispel | v. to scatter; to cause to vanish |
| invoke | v. to call on for help |
| pristine | adj. unspoiled; pure |
| obsequious | adj. servile flattering; bootlicking (brown-nosing) |
| rank | adj. foul; odorous |
| elixir | n. magical potion that cures all ailments |
| accrue | v. to collect; to inherit |
| tarday | adj. late |
| reprobate | n. scoundrel; bad person |
| extirpate | v. to pull out by the roots; to destroy or remove completely |