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English 11AA Vocab
Book 2 Lists 1 and 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| docile | easily to teach or manage |
| castigate | to criticize or punish severly |
| coerce | to force by using pressure, intimidation, or threats |
| abet | to assist or encourage, especially in wrongdoing |
| motley | made up of dissimilar parts |
| libation | a drink, especially an alcoholic one |
| ignominy | public shame, disgrace, dishonor |
| heresy | the crime of holding a belief that goes against an established doctrine |
| gauche | lacking social graces; tactless |
| emaciated | extremely thin; wasted away |
| anathema | a hated, repellent person or thing; a formal curse |
| banter | teasing; playful conversation |
| extraneous | inessential; not constituting a vital part |
| gregarious | sociable; fond of the company of others |
| insipid | lacking flavor; dull; not stimulating |
| jaundiced | prejudiced; hostile |
| meticulous | extremely, sometimes excessively, careful about small details; precise |
| temerity | recklessness; foolish disregard of danger |
| divulge | to tell; to reveal |
| dogmatic | arrogant and stubborn about one's beliefs |