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English IV
SAHS
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abject | (Adjective) extremely bad, unpleasant, and degrading |
| Admonish | (verb) warn or reprimand someone firmly |
| Banal | (adjective) so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring |
| Bellicose | (adjective) demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight |
| Commensurate | (adjective) corresponding in size or degree; in proportion |
| Distraught | (adjective) deeply upset and agitated |
| Euphemism | (noun) a mild or indirect word or expression substituted for one considered to be too harsh or blunt when referring to something unpleasant or embarrassing |
| Finesse | (noun) intricate and refined delicacy |
| Glib | (adjective) Talkative |
| Lampoon | (verb) publicly criticize (someone or something) by using ridicule, irony, or sarcasm |
| Lugubrious | (adjective) looking or sounding sad and dismal |
| Nefarious | (adjective) (typically of an action or activity) wicked or criminal |
| Nemesis | (noun) the inescapable or implacable agent of someone's or something's downfall |
| Pseudonym | (noun) a fictitious name |
| Purloin | (verb) steal |