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Adv Frosh 71 Vocab 9
Advanced Frosh English 2nd tri - Vocabulary Chapter 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| bilk | (v) to cheat or swindle; to thwart |
| homily | (n) a sermon |
| demise | (n) death; a ceasing to exist |
| emit | (v) to send out; to give forth, as in sound or light |
| decadence | (n) moral deterioration |
| aghast | (adj) feeling great dismay or horror |
| granary | (n) a storehouse for grain |
| choleric | (adj) easily angered |
| impede | (v) to hinder; to obstruct |
| qualm | (n) a feeling of uneasiness |
| lampoon | (n) a written satire used to ridicule or attack someone (v) to ridicule or attack (a person or an institution) using written satire |
| narcissistic | (adj) conceited; having excessive self-love or admiration |
| eradicate | (v) to wipe out; to destroy |
| fabricate | (v) to concoct; to make up a story in order to deceive |
| ghastly | (adj) horrible; frightful |