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Vocab - Holloway3
November (Implore - Exult)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| To Implore | To beg; earnestly ask for |
| To Beguile | To trick by charming or delighting |
| Decorum | Presentation; proper and dignified behavior |
| Dirge | Song of mourning |
| Respite | Relief or release from a burden |
| To Discourse | To converse or discuss |
| Tempest | A storm of rain or lightning and etc. |
| Iniquity | A wicket act or gross injustice |
| Pensive | Marked by musing-like, sorrowful thought |
| Melancholy | A state of depression |
| Morose | Marked by gloom |
| Morbid | susceptible to gloomy feelings or a characteristic of disease. |
| Macabre | dwelling on death, the gruesome; extremely disturbing |
| Perverse | Contrary to the standard behavior |
| Rancor | Active and keen |
| Rue | To bitterly regret |
| Deferential | Expressing respect or regard to another's higher status |
| To dispute | To argue over |
| To Efface | To erase or do away with |
| Stigma | A scar or stain of shame; or an identifying characteristic |
| Transient | Short-lived; passing through briefly |
| Venerable | Treated with respect due to age or wisdom |
| Tremulous | Shaking with excitement |
| To exult | To celebrate or give exclamation of joy towards. |