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Miller's Chapter 10
Honors English 10 =Chapter 10
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| desist | cease |
| doleful | expressing sorrow |
| elusive | difficult to find |
| engrossed | having one's attention absorbed by something |
| frustrate | disappoint |
| histrionics | behavior that is too emotional |
| imminent | happening |
| inclement | having rain and storms |
| inert | unable to move |
| interject | to interrupt what someone is saying |
| mastiff | large dog |
| obsess | preoccupy or fill the mind of (someone) continually, intrusively, and to a troubling extent |
| pertinent | relevant |
| peruse | read or examine |
| premonition | a strong feeling that something is going to happen |
| recoil | draw back |
| salient | important |
| squeamish | made to feel sick |
| symptomatic | serving as a symptom or sign, especially of something undesirable |
| wan | pale |