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Vocab 9
english 9 intesified
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Bellicose | demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight. |
| Didactic | intended to teach, particularly in having moral instruction as an ulterior motive. |
| Gregarious | (of a person) fond of company; sociable. |
| Jaundiced | bitterness, resentment, or envy. |
| Nettle | Irritate or annoy |
| Elusive | difficult to find, catch, or, achieve |
| Recuperate | recover from illness or exertion |
| Superlative | of the highest quality or degree |
| Whet | excite or stimulate (someone's desire, interest, or appetite) |
| Bemoan | express discontent or sorrow over (something) |
| Contrite | feeling or expressing remorse or penitence; affected by guilt |
| Guffaw | a loud and boisterous laugh |
| Jeopardize | put (someone or something) into a situation in which there is a danger of loss, harm, or failure |
| Nomadic | living the life of a nomad; wandering |
| philistine | a person who is hostile or indifferent to culture and the arts, or who has no understanding of them |