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Vocabulary 2019-2020
Term | Definition |
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Grimace | sad, disappointed look, a frozen |
Tenacious | determined, relentless, go getting |
Exuberant | thrilled, excited |
Somber | serious, sad |
Fallible | capable of making mistakes |
Belligerent | ready to fight, confrontational, aggressive, angry |
Intricate | detailed, involved |
Surreal | characterized by fantasy and incongruous imagery, unreal |
Bedraggled | messy, wiped out condition |
Nape | back of neck |
Expound | to explain, add details |
Warily | in a manner marked by careful caution and a watchful nature |
Oxymoron | two contrasting terms when place together carry a meaning |
Contrasting | different, apart, opposite Ex: jumbo shrimp, pretty ugly |
Drone | to make a monotonous low continuous sound |
Monotonous | no toned/pitched sound, lacking in variation |
Agape | with mouth wide open as in awe or wonder |
Nostalgia | a warm feeling remembering the past |
Rail | to complain bitterly |
Incongruous | out of place |
conniving | planning illegal or harmful things |
indigenous | native to an area |
disheartened | very sad and down |
quiver | to shiver |
salvage | save |
brusque | brief,rude, abrupt |
retribution | punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act |
shroud | a length of cloth or an enveloping garment in which a dead person is wrapped for burial |
barrage | a concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area , or to spread a concentrated artillery bombardment over a wide area |
redundant | repetitive |
gaunt | lean and haggard because of suffering and hunger or age |
haggard | exhausted and unwell |
cower | crouch down in fear |
pummel | strike repeatedly with fists |
sweltering | unbearably hot |
manacle | shackle for fastening someone's hand or ankles |
tranquil | peaceful |
shackles | handcuffs, chains, ankle cuffs |
redemption | being saved from sin or evil |
Invigorate | give strength or energy to |
militant | aggressive in support of a social or political cause (military) |
audacity | willing to take bold risks |
reconcile | restore friendly relations |
epiphany | aha moment |
archaic | old |
frugal | saving, cheap |
nemesis | enemy |
ostentatious | showing off or impressing others |
insolent | lack or respect, rude |
pious | religious |
futile | pointless |