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Mitchell - Lesson 8
vocabulary words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a formal, but not yet proved, accusation | allegation |
| obvious anger or hatred | animosity |
| appropriate to; suitable or proper for | befitting |
| to put limitations on; to cut short; to reduce | curtail |
| to damage or spoil the surface or appearance of | deface |
| not very important or serious | frivolous |
| to give or add something such as quality, information or knowledge | impart |
| the act of keeping down by unjust use or power a sense of being heavily weighed down or troubled. | oppression |
| easily annoyed | peevish |
| very capable, quite able | proficient |
| to go back; to move backward; to return to an earlier condition or behavior | regress |
| dull or uninteresting due to being overly traditional or formal; boringly old fashioned | stodgy |
| the condition or fact of being complete or total; the total amount | totality |
| untidy in a way that results from neglect | unkempt |
| shortness of time; briefness | brevity |