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weighty word book 2
vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aggrandizment | to make yourself seem better |
| burdensome | difficult to do; requires a lot of effort |
| criterion | whenever a standard, rule or test is used to judge something |
| destination | the place you are going |
| exonerate | to clear of blame |
| furbelow | decoration on clothing |
| geniality | cheerfulness, kindness, sociability |
| hibernate | to sleep through winter |
| improbable | very unlikely to happen |
| jeremiad | a long and mournfull complaint |
| katzenjammer | loud confused nois from many sources |
| lackadaisical | lacking spirit or intrest, halfhearted |
| mystify | to comfuse or bewilder |
| nadir | lowest point |
| optimum | best; most favorable; ideal |
| quirist | a person who asks a lot of questions |
| rusticate | to be cuntrified |
| surreptisios | stealthly; secret intended to escape observation |
| tirade | a long angry speach usually very critical |
| utilize | to use something incorrecley |
| vicarious | to learn from someone elses expirience |
| wonderous | amazing |
| xerophyt | a plant that can live with little water |
| yokefellow | a companion or mate |
| zany | crazy |