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Vocab Week 3
Term | Definition |
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exhort | to urge strongly; to warn or appeal |
allude | to refer to in an indirect way (used with to) |
pomp | a showy or dignified display |
trauma | a severe bodily injury; emotional shock |
dote | to show excessive fondness for (used with on or upon) |
stilted | Artificially stiff or formal in manner |
implicate | to show to be involved in something, especially something dishonest or illegal |
lament | to feel or express grief |
disseminate | to scatter or spread widely |
consecrate | to set apart as holy; to dedicate to a cause; to devote |
feckless | careless or irresponsible |
pensive | deep in thought; dreamily thoughtful |
wanton | ignoring what is right; excessive or unrestrained; playful or frolicsome |
monetary | of or relating to money or currency |
subjugate | to bring under control; to conquer |