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Eng3 Lev H unit 6

English III Level H unit 6

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abortive (adj.) failing to accomplish an intended aim or purpose; only partially or imperfectly developed
bruit (v.) to spread news, reports, or unsubstantial rumors
contumelious (adj.) insolent or rude in speech or behavior; insultingly abusive; humiliating
dictum (n.) a short saying; an authoritative statement
ensconce (v.) to settle comfortably and firmly in position; to put or hide in a safe place
iconoclastic (adj.) attacking or seeking to overthrow popular or traditional beliefs, ideas, or institutions
in medias res (adv.) in or into the middle of a plot; into the middle of things
internecine (adj.) mutually destructive; characterized by great slaughter and bloodshed
maladroit (adj.) lacking skill or dexterity; lacking tact, perception, or judgment
maudlin (adj.) excessively or effusively sentimental
modulate (v.) to change or vary the intensity or pitch; to temper or soften; to regulate, adjust
portentous (adj.) foreshadowing an event to come; causing wonder or awe; self-consciously weighty, pompous
prescience (n.) knowledge of events or actions before they happen; foresight
quid pro quo (n.) something given in exchange or return for something else
salubrious (adj.) conducive to health or well-being; wholesome
saturnalian (adj.) characterized by rioutous or unrestrained revelry or licentiousness
touchstone (n.) a means of testing worth or genuineness
traumatic (adj.) so shocking to the emotions as to cause lasting and substantial psychological damage
vitiate (v.) to weaken, debase, or corrupt; to impair the quality or value of
waggish (adj.) fond of making jokes; characteristic of a joker; playfully humorous or droll
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