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Vocab 2
English Vocab 2
Term | Definition |
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Euphemism | a mild expression used in place of a harsh, crude, or distasteful expression |
abject | hopelessly low, wretched, miserable, without self-respect |
Nebulous | hazy, vague, not clearly defined |
propriety | acceptable behavior, conformity with conventional behavior |
reviled | to attack with abusive language, to call insulting names |
distraught | in a state of mental conflict, agitated, crazed |
admonish | to reprove mildly and kindly, but seriously, to caution or warn, to urge |
prosaic | matter-of-fact, ordinary, commonplace |
phlegmatic | sluggish, indifferent, calm |
commensurate | in proper proportion, having the same scale, measure, or size, proportionate |