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vocab week 28
mrs mcginity 10th grade vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abject | of the most contemptible kind |
| allusion | indirect references |
| apex | highest point; tip |
| breach | break |
| canvassed | look throughout |
| convert | hidden secret; concealed |
| eerie | mysterious |
| fathomable | understandable |
| fusion | merging of different elements into union |
| hinterland | back country |
| infirmity | disability |
| incantation | casting of spells |
| laudable | praise-worthy |
| libertines | act without moral restraint |
| manifesto | public showing of intentions |
| mosey | to move in a leisurely fashion |
| pathos | pity or sympathy |
| penal | legally punishable |
| phrenology | study of skull shape |
| portmanteau | large suitcase |
| quell | to suppress |
| rudimentary | elementary |
| salubrity | favorable to one's health |
| scullion | servant |
| urbane | somebody with refined and polite manners |
| impetuous | one who is characterized by sudden and violent force |
| prosaic | straightforward; matter-of-fact; lacking the feeling or elegance of poetry |
| regimen | orderly government; system of order; administration |
| spurn | reject disdainfully; scorn |
| waive | to relinquish; to give up claim to |