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BHS 4A Voc 1-2
Units 1-2 Vocabulary for 4A
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Purloin | to steal. |
| Nemesis | unconquerable foe; avenger |
| Nefarious | wicked; law-breaking |
| Lugubrious | mournful; sad |
| Lampoon | to satirize |
| Pseudonym | fictitious name |
| Glib | smooth but insincere |
| Finesse | delicate skill; subtlety |
| Bellicose | quarrelsome; warlike |
| Banal | commonplace; trite; overused |
| Euphemism | mild substitute expression |
| Nebulous | hazy; vague; not clearly defined |
| Distraught | upset; agitated |
| Phlegmatic | indifferent; sluggish |
| Commensurate | in proportion |
| Admonish | to caution; to warn |
| Revile | to attack with names |
| Propriety | conventional standards |
| Prosaic | ordinary; commonplace |
| Abject | miserable; wretched |
| soci | to join; companions |
| de | separation |
| sub | under |
| port | carry |
| mis/mit | send or put |
| mem | recall |
| logy/logist | study of |
| vers/vert | turn; change |