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Blue Book Vocab Ch5
Junior Reading Chapter 5 Vocabulary - Blue Book
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| benevolent | (adj) kindly, good, humane |
| guise | (n) outward appearance, aspect, semblance |
| contrive | (v) to invent, to design, to concoct; to manage or devise a way |
| depict | (v) to describe, to represent |
| jaundiced | (adj) yellowish; hostile, prejudiced, jealous |
| pensive | (adj) thoughtful, deep in thought |
| squander | (v) to waste, to spend carelessly, to throw away foolishly |
| ulterior | (adj) hidden, not obvious, unseen |
| amass | (v) to gather, to accumulate, to pile up |
| kindred | (adj) related, similar |
| ordinance | (n) an order, a law, a rule |
| knoll | (n) a small hill, a mound |
| orifice | (n) an opening, a mouth, an aperture |
| quash | (v) to put an end to, to beat down, to crush |
| slovenly | (adj) untidy, sloppy, careless |