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ELA Vocab Unit 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adulation | excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery. |
| Obtuse | not quick or alert in perception, or intellect; not sensitive or observant; dull. |
| Laud | to praise |
| Tome | a book; a volume forming part of a larger work |
| Embroil | to bring into discord or conflict; involve in contention or strife |
| Regale | to entertain; to give pleasure or entertainment to |
| Zeal | eagerness and ardent interest in pursuit of something |
| Beldam | an old woman, especially an ugly one; hag |
| Trepidation | tremulous fear, alarm, or agitation; perturbation |
| Urbane | having the polish and suavity regarded as characteristic of sophisticated social life in major cities; reflecting elegance, sophistication |
| Repudiate | to reject as having no authority or binding force; to cast off or disown |
| Premonition | a feeling of anticipation of or anxiety over a future event; a forewarning |
| Acrimony | sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, disposition |
| Curtail | to cut short; cut off a part of |
| Derivative | not original; secondary (adj.); something that has been derived (n.) |
| Discord | lack of concord or harmony between persons or things; disagreement; difference of opinion. |