KM Vocab Unit 6
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kobizzle33 on October 8, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Trammel | to restrain or catch as if in a net |
| Expiate | to atone for, make amends for |
| Denizen | inhabitant, resident |
| Chloeric | characterized by anger |
| Inure | to accustom (usually to a hardship of some kind) |
| Mollify | to pacify, appease |
| Vicissitude | change/variation in the course of something |
| Irrefragable | not to be refuted, undeniable |
| Plashy | marshy, wet |
| Mutability | changeability, instability |
| Obeisance | a movement of the body expressing deep respect (i.e. a bow) |
| Comport | to behave or conduct |
| Conjoin | to unite |
| Enjoin | to direct someone in order to do something |
| Buckram | to give false appearance of value, importance, or strength. |
| Potentate | ruler, sovereign |
| Gratuitous | unjustified, unprovoked |
| Impel | to drive/urge onward |
| Wormwood | a bitter plant |
| Lees | sediment from a liquid |
| Languor | exhaustion, weariness from exertion |
| Effervescence | bubbling enthusiasm, liveliness |
| Depredation | the act of pillaging, preying upon |
| Animadversion | criticism, adverse remark |
| Consternation | a sudden, alarming amazement or dread resulting in confusion |
| Contiguous | touching, in contact, adjacent |
| Necromancy | withcraft, the art of divination through communication with the dead |
| Apotheosize | to glorify |
| Nugatory | trivial, trifling, of no real value |
| Escutcheon | shield/shield-like surface displaying a coat of arms |
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