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Lesson24 English Voc
Lesson 24 English Vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| affliction | pain or distress; suffering; anything that causes pain, distress, or suffering |
| akin | alike; similar |
| askew adjective | turned or twisted the wrong way; crooked |
| askew adverb | out of proper positions; crookedly |
| cunning noun | cleverness in deceiving, lying, or trickery |
| cunning adjective | having or showing cunning |
| exemplify | to show by example |
| handily 1. | skillfully or easily |
| handily 2. | in handy manner |
| injurious | causing or likely to cause harm |
| nondescript | hard to describe |
| obliterate | to blot or wear away, leaving no trace; to erase |
| periodically | happening regularly or occasionally |
| preturb | to disturb greatly; to upset or to make uneasy |
| rebuke noun | a scolding |
| rebuke verb | to blame or scold |
| rendezvous noun | an agreement to meet at the same time |
| rendezvous verb | to meet at a fixed time and place |
| sorely | severely; greatly |
| unorthodox | not in keeping with usual beliefs, customs,and so on |