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Soph Lit B Vocab 8
Gold Book - Sophomore Lit B - Chapter 8 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| timid | (adj) fearful, easily frightened, shy |
| splinter | (v) to break up, to split into pieces, to break off (n) a shard or sharp little piece of something, usually wood |
| proverb | (n) a saying, a maxim, an adage [like "A penny saved is a penny earned."] |
| revise | (v) to change, usually to try to improve; to correct |
| infectious | (adj) catching, contagious |
| populace | (n) the common people, the general public |
| monumental | (adj) immense, massive, imposing |
| ponder | (v) to consider, to reflect, to meditate, to deliberate |
| scorn | (v) to despise, to feel contempt for; to refuse (n) a feeling of contempt, the feeling that a person or thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving of dislike |
| reimburse | (v) to pay back, to repay |
| obstinate | (adj) stubborn, unyielding [implies holding stubbornly to one's position despite persuasive argument or logic to the contrary] |
| velocity | (n) speed, quickness |
| perplex | (v) to confuse, to bewilder, to puzzle |
| pedigree | (n) ancestry, family descent, a formal record of one's genealogy |
| informal | (adj) not formal, unofficial |