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Vocab Halpin 12 CP
WCHS Halpin 12 CP Unit 6
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| ordeal | (n) a primitive method of deciding guilt or innocence by submitting the accused to dangerous or painful test believed to under supernatural control; a severe trial or experience |
| routinely | (adv) according to routine or established practice; a regular or customary course of procedure; |
| stake | (n) a pointed piece driven or to be driven into the ground especially as a maker or support; to mark the limits of by stakes; to fasten up or support with stakes |
| stolid | (adj) having or expressing little or no sensibliltity; not easyily aroused or excited; unemotional; |
| stun | to make senseless or dizzy by or as if by a blow; to overcome with astonishment or disbelief; shock |
| subject | (n) one that is placed under authority or control; owing obedience or allegiance to another, inclined; to bring under contorl or dominion, to make amenable to the disipline |
| suitor | (n) one that petitions or pleads; a party to a suit at law; a man who courts a woman or seeks to marry her; |
| tedious | (adj) tiresome because of lenght or dullness; boring |
| vibrant | (adj) oscillating or pulsating rapidly; sounding as a result of vibrations; readily set in vibration; |
| whim | (n) a sudden wish, desire, or change of mind; a sudden notion or fancy; |