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The Yearling
The Yearling vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| cotillion | formal ball |
| deprecatory | critical |
| expedient | efficient |
| heresy | something controversial |
| indolently | lazily |
| prolific | abundant |
| replete | filled |
| rudiments | basic elements |
| venerable | dignified, worthy of respect |
| depredations | losses |
| implacable | hard-headed |
| marauder | raider, thief |
| paradox | contradiction |
| pungency | sharp order |
| quiescent | at rest |
| staunch | faithful |
| stolidly | without emotion |
| tacit | unspoken, inferred |
| blithe | carefree |
| emaciated | starved, extremely thin |
| voracity | ravenous hunger |
| harbinger | omen of something to come |
| inexorable | relentless, unstoppable |
| mollified | soothed, calmed |
| ribald | rude humor |