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Vocab Week 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |