English Ch. 8 & 9
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25 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 bilk | v. to cheat or swindle; to thwart syn: defraud; con |
| homily | n. a sermon syn: lecture; speech |
| demise | n. death; ceasing to exist syn: termination; discharge; release |
| emit | v. to send out: to give forth, as in sound or light syn: produce; discharge; release |
| decadence | n. moral deterioration syn: decay; corruption debauchery ant: decency |
| aghast | adj. feeling great dismay or horror syn: terrified; horrified; shocked |
| granary | n. a storehouse for grain |
| choleric | adj. easily angered syn: irascible; cantankerous ant: apathetic; impassive |
| impede | v. to hinder, obstruct syn:delay; retard ant: aid; encourage |
| qualm | n. a feeling of uneasiness syn: misgiving ant: ease |
| lampoon | n. a written satire used to ridicule or attack syn: parody; caricature |
| narcissistic | adj. conceited; having excessive self-love syn: vain; egotistic ant: humble; modest |
| eradicate | v. to wipe out; to destroy syn: eliminate ant: add; create |
| fabricate | v. to concoct; to make up a story in order to deceive syn: forge; fake |
| ghastly | adj. horrible; frightful syn: dreadful; hideous ant: lovely; attractive |
| beget | v. to produce; to make happen syn: generate ant: prevent |
| educe | v. to draw or bring out syn: elicit ant: suppress |
| glean | v. to collect bit by bit ; to gather with patient labor syn: garner ant: disperse |
| chafe | v. to wear or irritate, often through rubbing or friction |
| effrontery | n. shameless boldness syn: impudence; nerve; audacity ant: timidity |
| imbibe | v. to drink (especially alcohol) |
| feign | v. to pretend syn: simulate; fake |
| desist | v. to stop; discontinue syn: cease; end ant: begin; start |
| allude | v. to hint at, to refer to indirectly syn: suggest; imply ant: expose |
| elite | n. the choice members or best of a group syn: leaders ant: common; multitude |
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