BHS-3BVoc18 Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
bandy | to discuss lightly; to toss back and forth. |
degenerated | to have grown worse or deteriorated. |
flay | to strip off the skin, as with a whip; to scold harshly. |
supplication | a petition; a prayer; to ask humbly and earnestly. |
assailed | to have attacked violently with arguments, words, or questions; to have assaulted. |
shibboleth | a distinctive slogan used by members of the same group; |
rationalize | to try to explain away. |
efficacious | producing the desired result. |
peripheral | away from the central part; unessential. |
malevolent | spiteful; wishing harm or evil to others. |
equestrian | a rider of horses; anything pertaining to horses. |
convivial | one who is fond of socializing, eating and drinking with friends; festive. |
debonair | graceful; charming; smooth; seemingly carefree. |
fastidious | overly dainty; easily disgusted; hard to please. |
heinous | vile; grossly wicked and hateful; abominable. |
imperious | domineering; overbearing; arrogant. |
palliate | to ease without curing; to lessen the intensity of something. |
chagrin | a feeling of embarrassment, disappointment, or distress. |
relent | to give in or yield to something. |
felony | a crime of such seriousness that it is punishable by a severe sentence. |
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