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Vocab. #4-ENG11
Quarter 2 - Vocab. List #4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| boorish | (adj.) ill-mannered; crude |
| exacerbate | (v.) to infuriate; to make worse |
| torpid | (adj.) inactive; lazy; stagnant |
| odious | (adj.) hateful |
| terse | (adj.) concise; to the point |
| ruminate | (v.) to think over something |
| demure | (adj.) characterized by shyness and modesty |
| callow | (adj.) immature |
| intemperate | (adj.) lacking restraint; excessive |
| laud | (v.) praise |
| disparage | (v.) to speak of as unimportant or not much good; belittle |
| curtail | (v.) to cut short or reduce |
| innocuous | (adj.) harmless; unlikely to give offense |
| diatribe | (n.) a bitter or angry attack in speech or writing |
| sardonic | (adj.) mocking; taunting; derisive |