not meant to be taken seriously or literally -or- amusing; humorous

caused by or showing sincere remorse -or- filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement; penitent

characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly

to defraud; cheat -or- to evade payment

act of absolving; a freeing from blame or guilt; release from consequences, obligations, or penalties -or- state of being absolved

disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish

a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:

an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack -or- scarcity and dearness of food; famine

selecting or choosing from various sources -or- made up of what is selected from different sources.

characterized by lack of seriousness or sense -or- self-indulgently carefree; unconcerned about or lacking any serious purpose

the wrongful taking of someone's property or goods, removing them from their owner's posession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use

a plan, scheme, or trick for surprising or deceiving an enemy -or- any artifice, ruse, or trick devised or used to attain a goal or to gain an advantage over an adversary or competitor

to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of -or- to condemn or depreciate by proclamation, as foreign or obsolete coins

to make milder or less severe; alleviate; ease; mitigate -or- to appease; satisfy; sate

inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation -or- dour, stern, and silent in expression and manner

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ELA Vocab Unit 3

Term	Definition
Facetious	not meant to be taken seriously or literally -or- amusing; humorous
Contrite	caused by or showing sincere remorse -or- filled with a sense of guilt and the desire for atonement; penitent
Erudite	characterized by great knowledge; learned or scholarly
Bilk	to defraud; cheat -or- to evade payment
Absolution	act of absolving; a freeing from blame or guilt; release from consequences, obligations, or penalties -or- state of being absolved
Cantankerous	disagreeable to deal with; contentious; peevish
Temerity	reckless boldness; rashness
Ennui	a feeling of utter weariness and discontent resulting from satiety or lack of interest; boredom:
Dearth	an inadequate supply; scarcity; lack -or- scarcity and dearness of food; famine
Eclectic	selecting or choosing from various sources -or- made up of what is selected from different sources.
Frivolous	characterized by lack of seriousness or sense -or- self-indulgently carefree; unconcerned about or lacking any serious purpose
Larceny	the wrongful taking of someone's property or goods, removing them from their owner's posession with intent to convert them to the taker's own use
Stratagem	a plan, scheme, or trick for surprising or deceiving an enemy -or- any artifice, ruse, or trick devised or used to attain a goal or to gain an advantage over an adversary or competitor
Decry	to speak disparagingly of; denounce as faulty or worthless; express censure of -or- to condemn or depreciate by proclamation, as foreign or obsolete coins
Assuage	to make milder or less severe; alleviate; ease; mitigate -or- to appease; satisfy; sate
Taciturn	inclined to silence; reserved in speech; reluctant to join in conversation -or- dour, stern, and silent in expression and manner

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