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E11 Week 16
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| derogatory | disparaging; belittling; meant to show an unfavorable opinion |
| convivial | fond of eating and drinking with friends; festive; social |
| deign | to grant or agree condescendingly to do something; to stoop |
| affinity | a natural attraction or liking for a person or a thing; a close relationship |
| fastidious | hard to please; easily disgusted; overly dainty |
| oscillate | to move back and forth like a pendulum; to vary between two or more opinions |
| audacious | fearlessly daring; bold; insolent; contemptuous of decorum |
| epicure | a person who has refined tastes in eating and drinking |
| ingratiate | to bring oneself into someone’s good graces or favor |
| array | an orderly arrangement of persons or objects; splendid dress; |