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Eng 11 Vocab 17
"Advancing" Vocab Ch 17
Term | Definition |
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exhort | to urge with strong advice; plead earnestly |
flamboyant | showy or strikingly bold |
innocuous | harmless; inoffensive |
magnanimous | generous with forgiveness |
masochist | a person who gains satisfaction from suffering physical or psychological pain |
meticulous | carefully planned, exact, showing great attention to details. Example: Students must be _______ when documenting their sources and creating a Works Cited page in their research papers. |
rancor | strong dislike, hatred or ill will; long-lasting resentment |
recrimination | a countercharge, an accusation of the accuser |
repugnant | disgusting, distasteful |
foible | a minor fault |