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ENG Vocab List Four

QuestionAnswer
verdant Green with vegetation, covered in growing plants or grass
arid Being without moisture, extremely dry, parched
modicum A moderate or small amount
monody A poem in which the poet or speaker laments another’s death, threnody
monograph A highly detailed and thoroughly documented study or paper written about a limited area of a subject or field of inquiry
mollify To soften in feeling or temper, as a person; pacify, appease
buttress Any external prop or support
cacophony Harsh discordance of sound, dissonance
descried To see by looking carefully, discern, espy
somnambulist A sleepwalker
shrew A woman of violent temper or speech, termagant
simile A figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared
discursive Passing aimlessly from one subject to another, digressive, rambling
shuffle To walk without lifting the feet or with clumsy steps and a shambling gait
simulate To create a simulation, likeness, or model of a situation, system, or thing.
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