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8th Vocab - 11&12
Hoxie - Review for Vocabulary Lessons 11 and 12
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| admonish | verb - to criticize mildly; warn or advise against something |
| alienate | verb - to cause a person to become distant, unfriendly, or hostile; to lose friendship or support of |
| censure | n - an expression of harsh criticism v - to criticize severely |
| detriment | n - damage; harm; something that causes damage or harm |
| imperil | v - to endanger |
| incapacitate | v - to disable; to deprived of power or ability |
| injurious | adj - causing injury or damage |
| malign | v - to speak evil of; to slander adj - evil, harmful |
| scoff | v - to make fun of; to mock; to ridicule |
| subvert | v - to undermine, weaken, or destroy an established institution |
| amiss | adj - wrong; faulty; out of proper order adv - in a bad, defective, or improper way |
| bewilderment | n - the state of being puzzled or confused |
| blunder | n - a foolish or careless mistake v - to move in a clumsy way |
| erroneous | adj - wrong; mistaken; false |
| fallible | adj - able to be mistaken, wrong, or in error |
| faux pas | n - a minor social error that may cause embarrassment |
| flustered | adj - nervous and confused |
| miscalculation | n - an error in math or in estimation; a bad judgement |
| misinterpret | v - to understand incorrectly |
| predicament | n - a difficult or unpleasant situation |