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Lit Voc 3y2q
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Temper | to tone down |
| reign | to rule,to permit |
| restraint | to hold back;to restrict |
| sobriety | seriousness |
| rational | based on reason |
| enactment | to make into law |
| prominent | standing out,distinguished |
| trodden | to crush or squash |
| burgeon | to start or increase rapidly |
| earnest | sincere in attitude/intention |
| fondle | to caress |
| temerity | rashness |
| gloom | deep sadness |
| linger | to stay a long time |
| benevolent | inclination to do good |
| spheres | any rounded globular body,a heavenly body |
| staunch | firm or steadfast;firm in purpose,resolution or faith |
| foam | a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid |
| august | inspiring reverence or admiration |
| profound | having deep insight or understanding |
| Condemn | to express strong disapproval |
| rupee | the monetary unit of India, Mauritus, Nepal and Pakistan |
| Gorgon | is a mythical female creature who has snakes for hair and can instantly turn person into stone |
| Whinny | a gentle neigh of a horse |
| pulpit | a raised structured in church from which the sermon is delivered or the service is conducted |
| moratorium | suspension of activity |
| reversible | able to turn on move in the opposite or contrary direction |
| Dyeing | to color with a dye |
| snug | warm,close-fitting |
| rump | back end |
| Lug | to pull along or drag with effort |
| Shaft | a straight rod; a stem |
| Soggy | soaked with water |
| peat | decayed vegetable matter from bogs which is dried and cut into blocks for fuel or used for fertilizers |
| rasp | a grating sound |
| Stoop | to bend the body downward and forward |
| Coarse | rough |
| nestle | to rest snugly |
| spade | a tool with a broad blade and a handle used for digging |
| Nick | a small or chip made on a surface |
| Heaving | to weave or move especially with great effort |
| turf | the surface layer of grass and its root |
| Tenets | belief or doctrine |
| maxim | concise rule of conduct |
| unanimously | showing complete agreement |
| sole | only, being the only one |
| seclude | to keep a person,etc,seperate from others |
| loft | a space under a roof;storage area under the barn or stable |
| banquet | a feast; an elaborate and sometimes formal dinner in honor of a person or occasion |
| Bend | a curved turn |
| quagmire | soft wet ground |
| discourse | formal writing or speech |
| breadth | measurement from side to side |
| depth | deepness;the distance downward or inward |
| Barge | flat bottomed vessel, used to transport freight along canals & rivers |
| Quiver | a case for holding arrows |
| impious | unholy act |
| infidel | a person who does not accept a particular religion especially christian or muslim |
| wrangle | to argue or dispute especially noisily or angrily |
| celestial | heavenly or divine |
| prudent | wise or judicious |
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