9-Improving Vocabulary Skills
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Created by:
rb54neal on October 28, 2009
Subjects:
english, bcds, bcdsneal, english 9
Description:
Mr. Neal
Beaver Country Day School
Improving Vocabulary Skills
Chapter #5
Classes:
Ms. Shields SMHS 2012, BCDS Neal 9
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 allusion |  an indirect reference; a reference to a well-known person, place, event, literary work, or work of art |
| altruistic |  unselfishly generous; concerned for others |
| appease |  to calm; to make satisfied (often only temporarily) |
| arbitrary | unreasonable or capricious; random; tyrannical; Ex. arbitrary ruler |
| assail |  to attack with words or force |
| banal |  common, ordinary, lacking freshness, hackneyed |
| euphemism | substitution of an inoffensive term for one that is offensive |
| mercenary |  motivated solely by a desire for money or material gain |
| syndrome | A group of symptoms typical of a particular disease or condition |
| taint |  (n.) a stain or spot; a mark of corruption or dishonor; (v.) to stain or contaminate |
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