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English 2
Vocabulary Lesson 8+9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abate | to lessen in intensity |
| decorum | proper behavior |
| abhor | to hate strongly |
| dole | to distribute |
| gamut | the whole range |
| extrovert | one who is outgoing |
| droll | amusing in an odd way |
| duplicity | intentional deciet |
| effigy | a crude image representing a hated person |
| austere | stern |
| emulate | to imitate |
| sere | dry and withered |
| enhance | to increase the value or beauty of something |
| contrite | feeling regret for having committed some wrongdoing |
| magnanimous | noble, generous in forgiving |
| enuciate | to state clearly |
| collaborate | to work with another toward goal |
| impound | to confine |
| impeccable | faultless |
| evoke | to summon forth |
| inane | silly |
| unctuous | exaggeratedly or insincerely polite |
| expatriate | someone who chooses to live outside of, or renounce, his or her native country |
| frowzy | unkempt |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil |