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BHS-3BVoc18
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bandy | to discuss lightly; to toss back and forth. |
| degenerated | to have grown worse or deteriorated. |
| flay | to strip off the skin, as with a whip; to scold harshly. |
| supplication | a petition; a prayer; to ask humbly and earnestly. |
| assailed | to have attacked violently with arguments, words, or questions; to have assaulted. |
| shibboleth | a distinctive slogan used by members of the same group; |
| rationalize | to try to explain away. |
| efficacious | producing the desired result. |
| peripheral | away from the central part; unessential. |
| malevolent | spiteful; wishing harm or evil to others. |
| equestrian | a rider of horses; anything pertaining to horses. |
| convivial | one who is fond of socializing, eating and drinking with friends; festive. |
| debonair | graceful; charming; smooth; seemingly carefree. |
| fastidious | overly dainty; easily disgusted; hard to please. |
| heinous | vile; grossly wicked and hateful; abominable. |
| imperious | domineering; overbearing; arrogant. |
| palliate | to ease without curing; to lessen the intensity of something. |
| chagrin | a feeling of embarrassment, disappointment, or distress. |
| relent | to give in or yield to something. |
| felony | a crime of such seriousness that it is punishable by a severe sentence. |