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Vocabulary
Mrs.G
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cower | to crouch or draw back |
| Decorum | proper behavior or conduct |
| Deduction | the act of deducting; subtraction |
| Deign | to be willing to do something that one considers beneath one's diginity |
| Despondent | feeling depression of spirits from loss of hope, confidence, or courage |
| Dialogue | a conversation between two or more people |
| Divulge | to make known; reveal |
| Eclectic | choosing or taking what appears to be the best from various sourses |
| Ellipse | a figure that forms a closed curve shaped like an oval with both ends alike |
| Embargo | an order by government prohibiting merchant ships from entering or leaving its ports |
| Enthusiastic | having or showing enthusiasm |
| Exult | to rejoice greatly |