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vocab 2
vocab 2019 part 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Conniving | Involved in conspiring to do something illegal |
| Indigenous | Native to an area |
| Disheartened | very sad and down |
| Quiver | to shiver |
| Salvage | to 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 |
| Redundant | repeated or repetitive |
| Empathy | the ability to understand and share the feelings of another |
| Gaunt | Lean and haggard |
| Cower | crouch down in fear |
| Pummel | strike repeatedly with the fists |
| Sweltering | unbearably hot |
| Tranquil | peaceful |
| Manacle | shackle for fastening someone's hands or ankles |
| Redemption | the action of saving or being saved from sin |
| Invigorate | give strength or energy to |
| MIlitant | combative and aggressive in support of a political or social cause, and typically favoring extreme |