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Elyssa - Lit Unit 2
Vocab Words for Literacy, Unit 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| mutinous | rebellious; difficult to control |
| judicious | showing sound judgement; wise and careful |
| unfurled | unfolded; to spread or open something |
| incentive | something that stimulates one to action; encouragement |
| pretext | false reason or motive used to hide a real intention |
| wan | pale; lacking color; showing or suggesting ill health, fatigue, unhappiness |
| fastidious | refined in an oversensitive way, so as to be easily disgusted or displeased; critical, or demanding; hard to please |
| guttural | made in the back of the throat |
| stalwart | resolute, firm, unyielding; strong and brave |
| cajoling | coaxing or persuading gently |
| fugitive | people fleeing |
| disheveled | untidy; messy |
| furtive | sly or done in secret |
| indomitable | not easily discouraged |
| intimation | hint or suggestion |
| indulgent | not strict or critical |
| swarthy | having a dark complexion |
| emancipated | freed, as from slavery |