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BHS 4A 1-10
Units 1-10 Vocabulary for 4A
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ascribe | to attribute; to assign. |
| elegy | sad or mournful poem or sound. |
| engender | to produce; to cause; to bring into being. |
| humdrum | commonplace; trivial; without variety or excitement. |
| introvert | shy; quiet person. |
| homily | a sermon; a long moralizing talk or piece of writing. |
| idiosyncrasy | personal quirk. |
| hackneyed | used too often; stale from overuse; cliched. |
| paragon | model of excellence or perfection. |
| inconsequential | unimportant; petty; trivial. |
| lampoon | satirize. |
| euphemism | mild substitute for a harsher word. |
| ennui | listlessness; boredom. |
| feign | fake; pretend. |
| proffer | offer; |
| parsimonious | too thrifty; cheap. |
| erudite | scholarly. |
| antipathy | strong dislike; loathing. |
| tenure | length of time holding an office. |