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ENG Vocabulary 12
Skipping Christmas Ch. 1-6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| allotment | to divide or distribute by share or portion; distribute or parcel out; apportion |
| cashmere | the fine, downy wool at the roots of the hair of the Kashmir goat |
| relish | to take pleasure in; like; enjoy |
| waffled | to speak or write equivocally |
| atrium | a skylit central court in a contemporary building or house |
| boycott | to combine in abstaining from or using an item |
| tedium | the quality or state of being wearisome; irksomeness; tediousness |
| haughty | disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious |
| laden | burdened; loaded down |
| smugness | contentedly confident of one's ability, superiority, or correctness |
| inevitable | unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped; certain; necessary |
| ambush | an act or instance of lying concealed so as to attack by surprise |
| affluent | having an abundance of wealth, property, or other material goods |