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English 9 A Unit 5
Unit 5 Vocabulary for English 9 A
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ostensibly | supposedly; allegedly |
| immensity | hugeness or vastness |
| embodied | personified |
| deferred | delayed or postponed |
| uttermost | farthest or outermost |
| rationale | reason |
| protruded | stuck out |
| disoriented | confused; mixed-up |
| foreshadowing | prediction or foretelling |
| self-deprecating | putting down or belittling one’s self |
| improvisation | making up or inventing on-the-spot |
| demise | the death or end of something |
| manifestation | an expression or something |
| prominence | fame; importance |
| professing | claiming or purporting |
| fester | to cause continuing pain |
| denizens | citizens |
| legion | a crowd of many people |
| emblazoned | decorated |
| bravado | daringness or boldness |
| ensued | began; started |
| eluded | escaped; got away from |
| squalor | dirt and filth |
| pittance | a small amount |
| haggling | bargaining |
| affluent | rich; wealthy |
| unabashedly | without embarrassment |
| reverberated | echoed; rang |