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new vocab 3/12/18
english
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| infraction | a violation or infringement of a law, agreement, or set of rules |
| compel | force or oblige (someone) to do something , urge, pressure |
| vehement | intensely emotional, deeply felt, marked by forceful energy |
| dilapated | decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse |
| relentless | tenacious, go getting, incredibly determined |
| despise | feel contempt or a deep repugnance for |
| jeer | make rude and mocking remarks |
| justify | show or prove to be right |
| scion | a detached living portion of a plant |
| prominent | well known, in the public eye |
| retaliate | make an attack or assault in return for a similar attack , reciprocate, get back at |
| allusion | reference to a well known literary work or art |
| sequence | the order in which things follow eachother |
| defiant | stubborn, angry |
| dialect | accent, the way someone talks |
| tone | the "voice" an author uses |
| mood | the feeling the reader gets |
| problem/solution | locked out of house/climbed in the window |
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23millalli