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L24Eng10McIntoshVoca

Lesson 24 English 10 Vocab McIntosh

DefinitionTerm
having an odd and amusing quality droll adj
liking to tell jokes jocular adj
a short description of the most important information about something; like a summary or an outline synopsis N
having the same meaning; very strongly associated with something synonymous adj
a clever or funny remark witticism N
used to describe speech that is meant to be funny but that is usually regarded as annoying, silly, or not proper facetious adj
to be so bad as seen as ridiculous; can be satirical farcical adj
an examination of one’s own feelings; a looking inward introspective adj
of or relating to the past or something that happened in the past usually based on memory retrospective adj
having or showing an ability to notice and understand things that are difficult or not obvious; shrewd perspicacious adj
to think about something and make guesses about it : to form ideas or theories about something usually when there are many things not known about it speculate V
to gain master over; to overcome completely in battle vanquish V
feelings and behavior that show a desire to help other people and a lack of selfishness altruism N
: the system of values (such as loyalty and honor) that knights in the Middle Ages were expected to follow; an honorable and polite way of behaving especially toward women chivalry N
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