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English 10A Lesson 3
Vocabulary
| Vocabulary words | Meaning |
|---|---|
| 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 |