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English 10A Lesson 3
Vocabulary
Vocabulary words | Meaning |
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absolve | to pronounce free from guilt or blame |
advent | coming or arrival |
amass | to pile up |
antipodes | any two places directly oppisite each other on earth |
attribute | assign or ascribe to |
benefactor | a person who has given help |
buncombe | emptly talk |
chivalry | a group of knights or gallant gentleman |
dandle | to move a child up or down on the knee |
denounce | to accuse publicly |
discrimination | a showing of favoritsm |
douse | drench |
eject | to throw out |
endorse | to give approval |
evince | to show plainly |
fanatic | enthusiastic in an unreasonable way |
foil | to keep from being succesful |
fume | a gas or smoke vapor |
gloat | to look at or think about with malicious pleasure |
habitat | native environment |