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Word of the Day 1-3

Word of the Day Units 1, 2, and 3

TermDefinition
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 draw a logical conclusion; 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 to happen
resent to feel or show bitterness; to be angry or upset about
turbulent moving unsteadily or violently
cumbersome 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 of mature in development
lenient tolerant; flexible with rules
bane a cause of harm or ruin
zeal enthusiasm
novice a beginner
divot a loose piece of grass or dirt that is dug out of the ground when the ground is struck by something
propensity a natural tendency to behave in a particular way
debacle a disaster or downfall
inconspicuous not noticeable
ebb to fade away; to flow back
dote to show excessive love or fondness
Created by: MrsRock
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