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Vocab Quizzes 3&4
Mrs. Gaston's vocab 3 and 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| baffle(v) | bewilder;confuse |
| cinema(n) | movies |
| despise(v) | look down at with contempt |
| despicable(adj) | worthy of contempt |
| ebullient(n) | overflowing with entusiasm |
| exaggerate(n) | go beyond limits of actual truth |
| exhort(v) | strongly advice |
| expertise(n) | specialized skill |
| finicky(adj) | hard to please |
| gall(v) | irritate mentally |
| inane(adj) | lacking importance |
| indemnify(v) | repay |
| Occident(n) | west;countries of Europe and Americas |
| occidental(adj) | western |
| peruse(v) | look at fairly attentively |
| scuffle(v) | wrestle;grapple |
| spurn(v) | reject |
| stipend(n) | fixed pay for service |
| surveillance(n) | close watch over a person,group or area |
| tepid(adj) | moderately warm |
| wager(v) | risk |
| wane(v) | decrease in power or size |