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VOCAB #17
English with Sanford at Boston Latin School
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By: regina riley
Created: 2012-01-17
Size: 35 flashcards
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Created: 2012-01-17
Size: 35 flashcards
Views: 2
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Abase
To lower in rank
Ad hoc
Formed or contrived for a specific purpose
Bequeath
To leave or give by will
Berate
To rebuke or scold angrily and at length
Bombastic
Grandiloquent, pompous speech or writing
Bonhomie
A pleasant and affable disposition
Broach
To mention or suggest for the first time
Callow
Lacking adult perspective
Causality
The principle of or relationship between
Charlatan
A person who makes elaborate and often voluble claims to skill or knowledge
Cryptic
Mysterious in meaning
Dearth
A scarce supply
Debunk
To expose as being pretentious
Declivity
A downward slope
Deft
Quick and skillful
Draconian
Exceedingly harsh
Edict
A decree or proclamation issued by an authority and Gavin the force of law
Enjoin
To direct or impose with authority and emphasis
Epigraph
A motto or quotation as at the beginning of a literary composition
Fervid
Marked by great passion or zeal
ford
a shallow place in a body of water, such as a river, where one can cross by walking or riding an animal
gamely
evasive, trifling or manioulative behavior
germinate
to begin to develop or grow
hermetic
completely sealed
iconoclast
one who attacks and seeks to subvert or overthrow traditional or popular ideas
illustrious
well known and very distinguished
immaculate
impeccably clean;
inane
one who lacks sense or substance
laggard
one who wastes time or who lags
libertarian
one who advocates maximizing individual rights
malevolent
wishing, or appearing to wish
regale
to provide with great enjoyment
staid
of reliable, fixed or consistent character
tyro
a beginner in learning or undertaking something
vanguard
the forefront in any movement, field or activity
About this deck
By: regina riley
Created: 2012-01-17
Size: 35 flashcards
Views: 2
Created: 2012-01-17
Size: 35 flashcards
Views: 2
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