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BHS 4A Voc 1-4

Units 1-4 Vocabulary for 4A

TermDefinition
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
Omniscient all knowing; having infinite knowledge.
Mesmerism hypnotism; intense fascination
Incognito in disguise; under a false name.
Hyperbole an obvious exaggeration.
Fortuitous fortunate; occurring by chance.
Farcical ridiculous; exaggeratedly comical.
Ennui boredom, disinterest, listlessness.
Discursive rambling; long-winded.
Cognizant aware of or informed about something.
Assimilate to absorb; incorporate
Dirge a funeral hymn.
Feign to pretend; to make up.
Expatriate one who is exiled or has withdrawn from one’s native land.
Despot an absolute ruler; a tyrant.
Colloquy a conversation or conference.
Choleric having or showing a bad temper.
Bravado false bravery.
Blazon to proclaim; to display publicly.
Allay to lessen or relieve.
Adroit clever; skillful in a mental or physical way.
monos one, alone
bi two
tri three
quartus fourth
decem/deca ten
centum hundred
omnis all; every
totus whole
nego deny; refuse
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