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Vocabulary 2019-2020
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |
Created by:
Travis M.G.