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STA 22-27
Chapters 22-27 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Blood-curdling | horrifying, arousing extreme fear |
| Catastrophe | a terrible disaster or accident, especially one that leads to great loss of life |
| Coiffed | the way somebody wears his or her hair |
| Docilely | quiet, easy to control, and unlikely to cause trouble |
| Ethnic | sharing distinctive cultural traits as a group in society |
| Hysterical | emotionally unstable state, impossible to hold back or control |
| Infuriated | to make somebody extremely angry, furious |
| Pigsty | unattractive, messy, dirty place |
| Pungent | having a strong smell or a powerfully sharp or bitter taste |
| Relegated | to pass something on to somebody for that person to deal with it |
| Replica | an accurate reproduction of an object |
| Resolutely | possessing determination and purposefulness |
| Reverie | daydream, a state of idle and pleasant contemplation |
| Scragglier | messy and uneven in appearance or shape |
| Speculated | to form a conjecture on the basis of incomplete facts or information |
| Staunchly | showing loyalty, dependability, and enthusiasm |
| Violated | to disturb or interrupt something in a rude or violent way |
| Wimps | an offensive term that deliberately insults somebody regarded as weak, timid, unassertive, or ineffectual |