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Week 14 vocabulary

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expostulate to reason earnestly with a person in order to dissuade; to object; to plead in protest
disconsolate extremely sad, miserable, or disappointed
conjecture to form an opinion based on guesswork
declamatory formal and dramatic in public speech
venerable revered, worthy of respect as a result of great age, wisdom, or holiness
enigmatic hard to understand; mysterious
pensive deeply thoughtful
disquisition a formal inquiry into or discussion of a subject
languid without energy, listless
sagacity profound knowledge and understanding, coupled with good judgment
poignant causing a sharp sense of sadness, pity, or regret
deprecate to express condemnation of something or somebody
exordium an opening section, especially of a lecture or a piece of scholarly writing
debilitated weakened; with diminished strength and energy
melancholy a thoughtful or gentle sadness
assizes courts or judicial proceedings that were held periodically
emulate try to equal somebody or something, especially by imitation
asseveration a positive, firm, earnest agreement
physiognomy facial features, especially when they are used as indicators of temperament
adjuration a solemn urging or a solemn oath
Created by: MrsDunham
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