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5th.ERingrose
Sadlier Vocabulary Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| allay | the verb allay is used when you want to make something better or eliminate fears and concerns |
| asinine | anything that's asinine is truly stupid or foolish |
| bemused | if you're bemused, you're muddled or preoccupied. It happens when you're lost in thought, dazed, or overwhelmed |
| castigate | to reprimand in an especially harsh way. |
| despotic | a ruler who governs with an iron fist |
| doggedly | the adverb doggedly means "tenaciously" or "with strong determination" |
| egregious | something that is egregious stands out, but not in a good way — it means "really bad or offensive" |
| exude | to exude is to give off small amounts, usually of liquids or gases, through small openings, such as pores. |
| forbear | when you forbear, you hold yourself back from doing something |
| ignominious | used of conduct or character) deserving or bringing disgrace or shame |
| indolent | disinclined to work or exertion |
| irascible | quickly aroused to anger |
| morose | showing a brooding ill humor |
| pecuniary | relating to or involving money |
| predilection | a predisposition in favor of something |
| pugnacious | ready and able to resort to force or violence |
| reproof | an act or expression of criticism and censure |
| stupor | marginal consciousness |
| viscous | having a relatively high resistance to flow |
| acrimonious | marked by strong resentment or cynicism |
| affable | diffusing warmth and friendliness |
| belie | be in contradiction with |
| cadence | the accent in a metrical foot of verse |
| contend | compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others |
| derision | the act of deriding or treating with contempt |
| disseminate | cause to become widely known |
| edict | a formal or authoritative proclamation |
| extraneous | not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source |
| hiatus | an interruption in the intensity or amount of something |
| imbue | spread or diffuse through |
| invective | abusive or venomous language used to express blame or censure or bitter deep-seated ill will |
| languorous | lacking spirit or liveliness |
| lurid | glaringly vivid and graphic; marked by sensationalism |
| partisan | a fervent and even militant proponent of something |
| precipitate | bring about abruptly |
| provincial | of or associated with a province |
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