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Unit Three Vocab
British Literature & Composition
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Vehement | Strongly emotional; fierce and passionate |
| Inveigh | To attack strongly in words; to talk or write bitterly against |
| Surmise | To draw a conclusion based on little or no information; to guess |
| Demise | The end of existence; death |
| Remit | To make less or weaker; to forgive or pardon |
| Emblematic | Standing for another thing |
| Diabolical | Of or like a devil; very wicked or cruel |
| Hyperbole | An exaggeration for effect |
| Episodic | Happening in parts or segments |
| Methodical | Orderly and Regular |
| Synod | A council, especially of churches or church officials |