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Guillory Vocab 10/3

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admonish (v) express warning or disapproval to, especially in a gentle, sincere way; reprove; scold; reprimand
artifice (n.) clever or ingenious device; tric; ruse; ploy
bellicose (adj.) favoring or inclined to flight or quarrel; warlike; quarrelsome; belligerent
characterize (v.) be a characteristic or feature of; distinguish; define; typify
coy (adj.) pretending to shy; bashful; modest; reserved
disreputable (adj.) having a bad reputation; not reputable or respectable; notorious; disgraceful; discreditable
dissension (n.) difference of opinion; disagreement; discord; quarreling
espouse (v.) take up and support as a cause; adopt; advocate; embrace
foray (n.) sudden invasion or attack for war or plunder; raid; incursion
frenetic (adj.) marked by frenzy; frantic; hectic; frenzied
impasse (n.) situation offering no obvious escape; deadlock; standoff
implicate (v.) show to connected or involved; associate; incriminate; involve
pervasive (adj.) tending to pervade or spread throughout; enveloping; all-encompassing
petulant (adj.) tending to be easily or unpredictably ill-humored; peevish; irritable
quizzical (adj.) expressing puzzlement, curiosity, or disbelief; questioning; perplexed
scrutinize (v.) examine closely and carefully; inspect; study
specious (adj.) having a false appearance of truth, logic, or genuineness; erroneous; fallacious
taciturn (adj.) not inclined to speak; uncommunicative; reticent; silent
ultimatum (n.) final offer or demand, especially one whose rejection will end negotiations and result in the use of force, a break in relations, or punitive action; demand; requirement
valise (n.) portable case for holding a traveler's clothes and personal articles; suitcase; satchel
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