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Mockingbird Vocab
Mockingbird Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Assuage | Make an unpleasant feeling less intense |
| Entailment | the relationship between two sentences where the truth of one requires the truth of the other |
| Vexation | The state of being annoyed, frustrated or worried |
| Amiable | having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner |
| Truant | a student who stays away from school without leave or explanation. |
| Judiciously | using or showing judgment as to action or practical expediency;discreet, prudent, or politic |
| Auspicious | conducive to success; favorable. |
| Quell | put an end to a rebellion or other disorder, typically by the use of force. |
| Incomprehensible | not able to be understood; not intelligible. |
| Malignant | of a disease very virulent or infectious. |
| Ingenuous | of a person clever, original, and inventive. |
| Diversion | an instance of turning something aside from its course. |
| Guileless | devoid of guile; innocent and without deception. |
| Provocation | action or speech that makes someone annoyed or angry, especially deliberately. |
| Feeble | lacking physical strength, especially as a result of age or illness. |
| Inconspicuous | not clearly visible or attracting attention; not conspicuous. |
| Undulate | move with a smooth wavelike motion. |
| Propensity | an inclination or natural tendency to behave in a particular way. |
| Haughty | arrogantly superior and disdainful. |
| Prerogative | a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class. |
| Succinct | especially of something written or spoken briefly and clearly expressed. |
| Futility | pointlessness or uselessness. |
| Aggregation | a group or mass of distinct or varied things, persons |
| Subtlety | the quality or state of being subtle. |
| Expunge | erase or remove completely something unwanted or unpleasant. |
| Chifferobe | closet-like piece of furniture that combines a long space for hanging clothes that is, a wardrobe or armoire with a chest of drawers. |
| Detachment | the state of being objective or aloof. |
| Relent | abandon or mitigate a harsh intention or cruel treatment. |
| Obscure | not discovered or known about; uncertain. |
| Furtive | attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive. |
| Spurious | not being what it purports to be; false or fake. |
| Perforate | pierce and make a hole or holes in. |
| Stolidly | not easily stirred or moved mentally; unemotional; impassive. |
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