S&S Vocab List 1
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barryc15108190 on April 9, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 devolve | (v) to transfer or delegate to another; pass on |
| moiety | (n) a part or portion, a lesser share of something |
| sanguine | (adj) cheerfully optimistic |
| caricature | (n) something in which certain striking characteristics are exaggerated in order to create a comic or grotesque effect. |
| alloy | (v) make worse by adding something inferior to the mix |
| indecorous | (adj) unseemly, unbecoming, undignified, immodest, indelicate, indecent, unladylike, ungentlemanly; inappropriate, incorrect, unsuitable, undesirable, unfitting, in bad taste, ill-bred, vulgar |
| indefatigable | (adj) persisting tirelessly |
| diffident | (adj) modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence |
| barouche | (n) a four-wheeled horse-drawn carriage with a collapsible hood over the rear half, a seat in front for the driver, and seats facing each other for the passengers, used esp. in the 19th century. |
| connoisseur | (n) an expert judge in matters of taste |
| propriety | (n) the quality of conforming to accepted standards of behavior or morals |
| aggrandizement | (n) an increase in power, status, or wealth of |
| acquiescence | (n) accept something reluctantly but without protest |
| raillery | (n) good-humored teasing |
| censure | (v) to express severe disapproval of (someone or something), typically in a formal statement |
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