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Word of the Day 1-2
Word of the Day Units 1 and 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| chic | stylish; fashionable |
| baleful | threatening harm or evil |
| pompous | overly full of a sense of one's self; self-important |
| fortnight | a period of two weeks or 14 days |
| deduce | to come to a logical conclusion; to infer |
| espial | the act of spying |
| abash | to cause to feel embarrassed or ashamed |
| apprehensive | anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen |
| tedious | long and tiresome |
| eccentric | tending to act in strange or unusual ways |
| tirade | a long, angry speech of criticism or accusation |
| sinister | having an evil appearance; looking likely to cause something bad, harmful, or dangerous tot happen |
| resent | to feel or show bitterness; to be angry or upset about |
| turbulent | moving unsteadily or violently |
| cumbersome | burdensome; troublesome; slow and complicated; inefficient |
| exemplify | to show or illustrate by example |
| fallacy | something that is false or misleading |
| besiege | to surround with armed forces in order to capture or force surrender |
| banal | dull or obvious |
| precocious | advanced or mature in development |