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English II Week 18
Vocabulary Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tyranny (noun) | Absolute power, usually exercised unjustly and cruelly |
| Mirage (noun) | An unreal reflection; an optical illusion |
| Hereditary (adj) | From one's ancestors; possessed at birth and passed down from generation to generation |
| Turmoil (noun) | A state of great agitation; disturbance; confusion |
| Evanescent (adj) | Happening for a brief period |
| Heinous (adj) | Extremely bad or awful; atrocious |
| Eulogy (noun) | Excessive and formal praise, usually for someone who has recently died |
| Coddle (verb) | To overprotect someone/something to the point of pampering/spoiling |
| Pompous (adj) | Showing an exaggerated air of importance |
| Ideogram (noun) | A written symbol representing an idea rather than a word (examples: $ for money, & for and) |
| Harp (verb) | To complain about something annoyingly and repeatedly; to "go on and on" |
| Disseminate (verb) | To scatter; to spread |
| Disquiet (verb) | To cause anxiety or worry |
| Guru (noun) | An expert or leader |
| Laud (verb) | To praise |
| Squander (verb) | To misspend; to waste; to "fritter away" |
| Wan (adj) | With an unnatural or sickly appearance; lacking color and a healthy look |
| Transgress (verb) | To break a moral law; to sin |
| Egotist (noun) | A conceited person; one who excessively speaks boastfully of oneself |
| Fledgling (adj) | Inexperienced; new or young in a trade |