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Vocab Ten
Higgins English 10 Vocab 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| leers | a sly look |
| slanders | lies |
| abject | wretched, extremely degrading |
| banshee | female spirit who signals the coming of death |
| epigrams | meaningful sayings |
| insolence | rude, disrespectful |
| specious | false, but seems true |
| vacuous | empty |
| buffoon | clown, jokester |
| omniscient | all-knowing |
| stoic | calm, emotionless |
| retinue | group of followers |
| entomologist | scientist who studies insects |
| obstinate | stubborn |
| vermin | unpleasant animals or pests like rats or fleas that carry diseases |