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Unit 6,7,8 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anthology | a collection of short stories,poems,or plays |
| alleviate | to make more bearable;to ease |
| conciliatory | overcoming distrust or hostility through friendliness |
| diminution | a lessening or a decrease |
| esoteric | understood by or meant for only a small group |
| grit | (1)tiny grains of sand or stone (2)determination and courage (3) to clench together,as teeth |
| ludicrous | humorously absurd and nonsensical |
| menial | tedious and requiring little skill |
| pessimistic | expecting only the worst or most negative outcome |
| phosphorescence | continuous emission of light from a substance requiring neither heat nor sustained exposure to radiation |
| ransack | to rummage and steal |
| salvo | a simultaneous discharge of guns or cannons or an outburst resembling such a discharge |
| tentative | not definite or permanent |
| vicarious | felt as if one were taking part in the experiences or feeling of another person |
| yearn | to desire intensely sometimes with sadness |
| arid | lacking water or rainfall ; very dry |
| compatible | capable of existing or working together |
| deplore | (1) to condemn (2)to regret |
| fraught | (1) filled with;laden (2) emotionally distressed or distressing |
| incontrovible | impossible to dispute or disprove |
| loquacious | talkative |
| microcasm | a small part that represents the whole of a system |
| ornate | richly and elaborately decorated |
| petulant | easily annoyed ;peevish |
| quip | (1)a witty remark,sometimes sarcastic (2)to make a witty or clever remark |
| scoff | to mock with contempt |
| tantalize | to excite by flaunting a desired thing and keeping it just out of reach |
| urbane | polite and refined in manner,as from vast social experience |
| volatile | tending to change suddenly ;explosively unstable |
| wanton | (1)wastefully excessive (2)reckless and indifferent toward morally,decency,or justice |
| apathy | a lack of interest or emotion |
| bludgeon | (1) a short ,heavy club with one end heavier than the other (2) to strike with a club |
| cursory | performed quickly with little attention to detail |
| eloquent | clear , expressive and moving speech |
| forlorn | wretched,hopeless,and pitiful |
| innumerable | too numerous to be counted |
| murky | (1) dark and gloomy (2)cloudy;unclear |
| ordeal | a painful or difficult experience |
| phoenix | (1)a bird of Egyptian mythology that periodically burned itself up and then rose from the ashes with renewed youth and vigor (2)a person or thing of unmatched quality |
| rebuff | (1)to refuse bluntly (2) a blunt refusal |
| scrupulous | (1)very attentive to what is right and wrong (2) extremely attentive to detail;meticulous |
| specter | (1) a ghostly apparition (2)a mental image of an unsettling thing or event |
| textile | cloth made from weaving or knitting |
| ultimatum | a final demand or threat |
| vanguard | (1)the forward most units of an advancing army (2)any group leading a new trend in a certain field |
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