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English 9 A Unit 3

Unit 3 Vocabulary for English 9 A

TermDefinition
artesian well a well in which water is under pressure and flows to the surface naturally
fastidious concerned with accuracy and detail
gaunt very lean and thin
ignominous causing public shame or disgrace
prowess skill
insular uninterested in cultures, ideas, or peoples outside one's own experience
intimate closely acquainted or familiar
metamorphose to change completely
paddock a small field or enclosure for horses
pent-up held back
progeny a descendant of a person, animal, or plant
ruction a disturbance or quarrel
swarthy dark-skinned
tallow a hard fatty substance made from rendered animal fat, used in making candles and soap
weazened wrinkled and withered
vicarous experienced in the imagination through the feelings or actions of another person
oaths promises
chivalrous courteous, typically used to describe a man's behavior towards a woman
barbarous primitive and uncivilized
plight a dangeous situation
precipitate to cause something to happen suddenly
exertion phyisical or mental effort
heredity the passing of one characteristic (physical or mental) to the next generation
monotonous dull and repetitious
taut pulled tight or tense
voracious wanting or devouring great quantities of food
grapple to fight
transient lasting a short time
tangible able to be touched
carnivorous feeding on other animals
Created by: Mr.Kiurski
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