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Vocab week 11
ELA vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Concession | A thing that is granted, especially in response to demands; a thing conceded. |
| Hideous | Ugly or disgusting to look at. |
| Barbarism | Absence of culture and civilization. |
| Scrupulous | (Of a person or process) diligent, thorough, and extremely attentive to details. |
| Dissipate | (With reference to a feeling or other intangible thing) disappear or cause to disappear. |
| Vulnerable | Susceptible to physical or emotional attack or harm. |
| Arbitrary | Based on random choice or personal whim, rather than any reason or system. |
| Banal | So lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring. |
| Eccentric | (Of a person or their behavior) unconventional and slightly strange. |
| Sullen | Bad-tempered and uncommunicative, especially on account of resentment. |