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SEM2 UNIT3 WORDS ELA

VOCABULARY WORDDEFINITION
peonies a fragrant perennial flower
premeditate plan in advance
pogroms an organized course of persecution against a minority group that is encouraged or sanctioned by the government
florin a unit of Dutch currency
pedantic overly concerned with formal rules and regulations
clandestine secret
coquetry flirtatiousness
irrevocable irreversible, impossible to undo
peal a noisy outburst; ringing; ring recurrently
fondants creamy, sugary candies
patronage support, care
impertinent rude, disrespectful
despondency depression, sadness
embryonic developing, not yet fully formed
variegated diverse, having many different components
uproariously loudly; wildly
receded diminished or faded
intimate personal
epistle letter
infrequent rare
squibs small firecrackers
tarry to wait; to delay
blithely in a joyous manner
capitulation a document containing the terms of surrender
fascist one who believes they have the right to rule or make decisions on behalf of others
pall hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
row A loud noise
staid characterized by dignity and propriety
tincture an indication that something has been present
lumbago backache affecting the lumbar region or lower back
imperialists people who work to increase a nation's power on a global scale
bellicose having a tendency to start fights or wars
bourgeoisie middle class
proletariat working class
predominantly mainly
emigrate to leave one's home and move somewhere else
anti-Semitism discrimination against Jews
Synthesis is a process that takes two or more ideas that may, at first, seem unrelated; The combination of ideas to form a theory
radically in an extreme manner
espionage the practice of using spies to uncover the plans of a foreign government
remote secluded; divergent
irrigation the act of artificially watering the land
culmination reaching a climatic or decisive point
embargo a legal banning of commerce
auxiliary offering help
saboteurs one that sabotages
Created by: wyvernsmile
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