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vocab 10

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Feign To give a false appearance of, to represent falsely; pretend to
Laconic using few words; expressing much in few words; concise
Mien Mien- air, bearing, or demeanor, as showing character, feeling
Veracity Veracity- habitual observance of truth in speech or statement; truthfulness
Wry Wry- Dryly humorous, often with a touch of irony; misdirected; abnormally twisted or bent to one side; crooked
Confound Confound- to perplex or amaze, esp. by a sudden disturbance or surprise; bewilder; confuse; to contradict or refute: to confound their arguments
Curate Curate (noun/verb) - (noun) a member of the clergy employed to assist a rector or vicar; any ecclesiastic entrusted with the cure of souls, as a parish priest. (verb) To act as curator of; organize and oversee
Ethereal Ethereal- light, airy, or tenuous: an ethereal world created through the poetic imagination. Of or pertaining to the upper regions of space
Gambol Gambol- To leap about playfully; frolic
Mutability Mutability- liable or subject to change or alteration, fickle, constantly changing
Nascent Nascent- beginning to exist or develop: the nascent republic.
Nonplused Nonplused- (verb) to render utterly perplexed; puzzle completely. (noun) a state of utter perplexity.
Pedantic Pedantic- overly concerned with minute details or formalisms, esp. in teaching.
Quail Quail (verb) - to lose heart or courage in difficulty or danger; shrink with fear.
Rhetorical Rhetorical- used for, belonging to, or concerned with mere style or effect.
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