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ELA Vocab
F451 Part III
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Beatific | blessedly happy |
| Cadence | rhythmic; expressive |
| Certitude | certainty, confidence |
| Chaos | complete confusion |
| Complementing | going well together |
| Dentrifice | toothpaste or tooth powder |
| Discourse | lengthy discussion in speech or writing |
| Exhalation | an emission of air or vapor |
| Filigree | delicate, ornamental work made from twisted wire of gold or silver |
| Insidious | spreading harm slowly and secretly; treacherous |
| Intuitively | through the senses rather than rational thought |
| Linguist | to give energy to; to animate |
| Manifest | a language specialist |
| Moor | to show plainly; to reveal |
| Morgue | an area of poorly drained open land |
| Oracle | a place where dead bodies are kept until final arrangements are made |
| Patronage | Support; attendance |
| Perfunctorily | In a routine manner |
| Phosphorescent | Glowing |
| Profusion | Plentiful amount |
| Quaver | To speak in a trembling voice |
| Rebut | To refute; to offer opposing evidence |
| Skepticism | A doubting or questioning attitude |
| Strew | To spread; to scatter |
| Suffuse | To spread through or over |
| Teem | To be full of things; to swarm |
| Trifle | A small amount; a little bit |
| Verbiage | Excess words; wordiness |
| Welter | A confused mass; a jumble |