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Vocab Lesson 13
English III Vocabulary for Lesson 13
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Nirvana | A condition of great peace or happiness |
| Salutary | Healthful; wholesome |
| Despicable | Contemptible; hateful |
| Harlequin | A clown |
| Empathy | An understanding of another's feelings |
| Brevity | Briefness; short duration |
| Savant | A person of extensive learning; an eminent scholar |
| Obsequious | Excessively submissive or overly attentive |
| Redundant | Repetitious; using more words than needed |
| Offal | Garbage; waste parts |
| Hoi Polloi | The common people; the masses |
| Sentient | Conscious; capable of feeling or perceiving |
| Impinge | To encroach; to trespass |
| Cataract | A large waterfall |
| Animosity | Hatred |