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4A Vocab Unit 1
Week 1 of 4A Tri
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| banal | (adj) boring; commonplace; trite |
| bellicose | (adj) someone who likes to argue; quarrelsome; warlike |
| finesse | (n) a talent; delicate skill |
| glib | (adj) doesn’t care about others; smooth but insincere |
| pseudonym | (n) not a person’s real name; fictitious name |
| lampoon | (v) to make fun of; satirize |
| lugubrious | (adj) sad; mournful |
| nefarious | (adj) mean; wicked; law-breaking |
| nemesis | (n) an enemy; unconquerable foe; avenger |
| purloin | (v) to take something that doesn’t belong to you; to steal |
| vis/vid (Latin) | see |
| re (Latin) | again; back; backwards |
| phon/o/e/y (Greek) | sound |
| dict (Latin) | speak; say |
| graph/y (Latin) | writing; recording; written |