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BHS 4A Voc 1-3

Units 1-3 Voacbulary for 4A

TermDefinition
Banal commonplace; trite; overused
Bellicose quarrelsome; warlike
Finesse delicate skill; subtlety
Glib smooth but insincere
Pseudonym fictitious name
Lampoon to satirize
Lugubrious mournful; sad
Nefarious wicked; law-breaking
Nemesis unconquerable foe; avenger
Purloin to steal
Abject miserable; wretched
Prosaic ordinary; commonplace
Propriety conventional standards
Revile to attack with names
Admonish to caution; to warn
Commensurate in proportion
Phlegmatic indifferent; sluggish
Distraught upset; agitated
Nebulous hazy; vague; not clearly defined
Euphemism mild substitute expression
Assimilate to absorb; incorporate
Cognizant aware of or informed about something
Discursive rambling; long-winded
Ennui boredom, disinterest, listlessness
Farcical ridiculous; exaggeratedly comical
Fortuitous fortunate; occurring by chance
Hyperbole an obvious exaggeration
Incognito in disguise; under a false name
Mesmerism hypnotism; intense fascination
Omniscient all knowing; having infinite knowledge
soci to join; companion
de separation
sub under
port carry
mis/mit send; put
poli city
photo light
sol/soly alone
man hand
spir breathe
mem recall
logy/logist study of
vers/vert turn; change
vis see
re again
phon call
dict speak; say
graph written
Created by: teachingrocks415
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