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Week 4
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Affluent | wealthy; abundant; plentiful |
| Brevity | briefness of duration; shortness; the quality of being concise or to the point |
| Embellish | to decorate or adorn; to improve a story by adding details, even false ones |
| Nostalgic | having a longing for things of the past |
| Reiterate | to restate or repeat |
| Banter | teasing or mocking in a good-natured, playful manner; v. to engage in such playfulness. |
| Connotation | the suggested, or implied, meaning of a word, not its strict literal meaning; an idea or feeling associated with a word |
| Imbibe | to drink; to drink or absorb; to take in with the mind and keep (as ideas or principles) |
| Novice | an inexperienced person; a beginner |
| Stipend | fixed or regular pay; a salary or allowance |
| Adverb, S V | An adverb modifies an adjective, a verb, or another adverb. It tells how, when, where, and to what extent |
| Dependent Clause, S V | Dependent or subordinate clauses begin with subordinating conjunctions |