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4A Vocab Unit #1 F21
4A Unit #1 Vocabulary F21
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |