Unit Eight B
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Lackadaisical | (adj) - lacking spirit or interest, halfhearted |
| Litany | (n) - a prayer consisting of short appeals to God recited by the leader alternating with responses from the congregation; any repetitive chant |
| Macrabre | (adj) - grisly, gruesome; horrible; distressing; having death as a subject |
| Paucity | (n) - an inadequate quantity, scarcity |
| Portend | (v) - in indicate beforehand that something is about to happen; to give advance warning of |
| Raze | (v) - to tear down, destroy completely; to cut or scrape off or out |
| Recant | (v) - to withdraw a statement or belief to which one has previously been committed; renounce |
| Saturate | (v) - to soak thoroughly, fill to capacity; to satisfy fully |
| Saturnine | (adj) - of a gloomy or surly disposition; cold or sluggish in mood |
| Slough | (v) - to cast off, discard; to get rid of something objectionable or unnecessary |
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