vocab list week 3
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dandieandie96 on June 8, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 bristle | rise up as in fear |
| caustic | harsh or corrosive in tone |
| cessation | a stopping |
| condolence | an expression of sympathy with another's grief |
| dupe | a person who is tricked or swindled |
| euphemism | an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive |
| inadvertent | Unintentional |
| incipient | only partly in existence |
| incongruous | Inappropriate |
| infamous | having an exceedingly bad reputation |
| jostle | the act of jostling (forcing your way by pushing) |
| lackluster | lacking luster or shine |
| loathe | despise |
| mundane | worldly |
| ominous | threatening |
| reprimand | an act or expression of criticism and censure |
| repudiate | refuse to acknowledge, ratify, or recognize as valid |
| stipulate | specify as a condition or requirement in a contract or agreement |
| tremulous | trembling |
| wrest | take by force |
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