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L&F Vocabulary

TermDefinition
Dreaded Regarded with fear or apprehension
Tedious Long and boring
Taint A trace
Profferous Offered
Cupidity A strong desire for wealth
Emit Sending out or uttering
Gaunt Thin and bony
Pauper An extremely poor person
Chortle Make an amused, chuckling sound
Harass Trouble
Deign Do something that is considered to be beneath one's dignity
Akimbo Sleepy Hollow
Croon To sing softly
Plummet To fall quickly
Smugly Showing satisfaction or pride
Jostling To bump into, to push
Squandered Waste in a reckless and foolish manner
Anguish Severe mental or physical pain or suffering
Console Comforting at a time of grief
Spendthrift A person who spend money in an extravagant, irresponsible manner
Benefactors A person who gives money or other help to a person or cause
Intact Not damaged or impaired in any way; complete
Outset At the start
Induce Convince, persuade
Haggling Arguing
Scintillating To emit light
Wen A boil or swelling
Prevail To prove more powerful
Calabash an evergreen tropical American tree that bears fruit in the form of large woody gourds
Retort to reply in an angry manner
Created by: Claudia_12
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