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L23McVocabEng10
Lesson 23 English 10 Vocab Words - McIntosh
| Definiton | Term |
|---|---|
| to cause one to feel shame; to tease, taunt, insult or put down somebody else to the point where they feel bad about themselves | abase - V |
| to decrease; to make something decrease or make something go away or stop | abate - V |
| something that is not expected or typical; shocking | aberration - N |
| to decline or refuse to accept something | abjure - V |
| self restraint or the act of giving up something | abnegation - N |
| affluent middle class; people who belong to the wealthy middle class | bourgeois - N |
| ordinary, boring | banal - ADJ |
| to shout; yell at | berate - V |
| brisk, curt; to speak or act in a manner that is a bit rough or unfriendly | brusque - ADJ |
| loud unpleasant sound | cacophony - N |
| to persuade, entice; to persuade someone to do something that they don’t want to do | cajole - V |
| friendship, companionship or a bond among members of a group | camaradarie - N |