English 10 - Vocabulary Unit #22
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 gloat | to regard with mean or greedy pleasure, greed, or great rejoicing |
| legacy | something inherited or handed down; money or property left by a will |
| clangor | a continuous clanging; a loud ringing sound, as of metal being hit |
| wheedle | to influence or persuade by using flattery or soothing words; to coax |
| patent | a government document giving a person the right to profit from an invention; (adj) evident; obvious |
| indict | to charge with an offense or a crime; to make a formal accusation on the basis of legal evidence |
| patriarch | a founder and leader of a tribe or family; a respected old man |
| mortify | to humiliate; to discipline oneself by self-denial or punishment |
| enjoin | to command, especially in law; to forbid |
| livid | very angry or furious; discolored by a bruise; pale, white, or red with anger or affliction |
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