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ENG Week 26 Vocab

TermDefinition
bombast pretentious inflated speech or writing
lurid causing horror or revulsion
credible offering reasonable grounds for being believed
doff to remove something; or to take off a hat in greeting as a sign of respect
fanaticism outlook or behavior marked by excessive enthusiasm and often intense uncritical devotion
fervent exhibiting or marked by great intensity of feeling
impending to hover threateningly or be about to occur
implicit capable of being understood from something else
lachrymose given to tears or weeping
lissome easily flexed
munificent very liberal in giving or bestowing
nugatory of little or no consequence; having no force
petulant insolent or rude in speech or behavior
philistine one uninformed in a special area of knowledge; sometimes used as synonym for barbarian
protege one who is protected or trained or whose career is furthered by a person of experience, prominence, or influence
recondite difficult or impossible for one of ordinary understanding or knowledge to comprehend
recourse a source of help or strength
redolent exuding fragrance; evocative, suggestive
slight to treat with disdain or indifference
transcribe to make a written copy of
Created by: pari.0912
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