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4A Vocab Unit #1 F21
4A Unit #1 Vocabulary F21
Term | Definition |
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abject | really bad; miserable; wretched |
prosaic | plain; ordinary; commonplace |
propriety | polite manners; conventional standards |
revile | to insult a person; attack with names |
admonish | warn; caution; urge strongly |
commensurate | equal to; in proportion |
phlegmatic | quiet; indifferent; sluggish |
distraught | mad; upset; agitated |
nebulous | not clearly defined; hazy; vague |
de | separation |
soci | to join; companions |
sub | under |
euphemism | softer word; mild substitute expression |
port | carry |
mis/mit | send/put |
glib | doesn’t care about others; smooth but insincere |
lampoon | to make fun of; satirize |
bellicose | someone who likes to argue; quarrelsome; warlike |
purloin | to take something that doesn’t belong to you; to steal |
nefarious | mean; wicked; law-breaking |