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4A Un 1-4 Test Rev
2nd or 4th 4A Vocab Test Review over units 1-4
Term | Definition |
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banal | boring; commonplace; trite |
bellicose | someone who likes to argue; quarrelsome; warlike |
glib | doesn’t care about others; smooth but insincere |
pseudonym | not a person’s real name; fictitious name |
lampoon | to make fun of; satirize |
lugubrious | sad; mournful |
nemesis | an enemy; unconquerable foe; avenger |
abject | really bad; miserable; wretched |
hyperbole | to stretch the truth; An obvious exaggeration |
admonish | warn; caution; urge strongly |
phlegmatic | quiet; indifferent; sluggish |
distraught | mad; upset; agitated |
euphemism | softer word; mild substitute expression |
nebulous | not clearly defined; hazy; vague |
assimilate | become part of; absorb; incorporate |
cognizant | to know something is happening; aware of or informed about something |
revile | to insult a person; attack with names |
ennui | boredom; listlessness; disinterest |
farcical | funny; ridiculous; exaggeratedly comical |
fortuitous | happening at the right time; fortunate; occurring by chance |
feign | to pretend; to make up |
incognito | nobody recognizes you; in disguise; under a false name |
adroit | clever; skillful in a mental or physical way |
allay | to make someone feel better; to lessen; to relieve |
omniscient | all knowing; having infinite knowledge |
blazon | to proclaim; to display publicly |
bravado | thinking you have courage when you really don’t; false bravery |
choleric | mean; having or showing a bad temper |
despot | a cruel ruler; an absolute ruler; a tyrant |
expatriate | one who lives outside their native country |
re | again; back; backwards |
de | separation |
sub | under |
port | carry |
photo | light |
soci | to join; companions |
quartus | fourth |
decem/deca | ten |
man | hand |
graph/y | writing; written |