WW Unit 7 + related words
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 exorbitant | excessive, unreasonable in what one asks |
| inordinate | beyond reason, without restraint |
| immoderate | not sufficiently restrained |
| obeisance | a bow or curtsy, respect |
| genuflection | knee-bending in worship |
| salaam | middle-eastern greeting in which one bows very low |
| inane | senseless, empty |
| inferior | low(er) in place or quality |
| ersatz | material is a substitute, usually inferior |
| implicit | unquestioning, implied |
| exultant | joyful, jubilant |
| jubilation | wholehearted rejoicing and thus is more vociferous than exultion |
| jubilee | a celebration, a time or occasion of rejoicing |
| erratic | irregular, wandering, having no fixed course; large rock deposited by a glacier |
| knight-errant | wandering knight, |
| erroneous | a belief that is wrong, deviant, or mistaken |
| aberration | mental derangement, or error in scientific observation |
| acute | sharp, severe, perceptive |
| infernal | hellish, fiendish |
| diabolic | a scheme that is devilish, fit only for, or devised by, a devil |
| execrable | temper is bad, ugly, hellish -literally worthy of curses |
| excrations | curses |
| fugitive | one who flees, a runaway |
| insolence | insulting behavior, impudence (taunts) |
| impudence | rash, bold, or insolent in a self-superior way |
| indignation | justifiable anger |
| vexation | strong annoyance, milder that anger (broken dish or flat tire) |
| resentment | restrained, slow-burning anger |
| animosity | strong hositility, usually personal |
| repose | rest, quiet |
| retinue | a group of attendants |
| cortege | a procession of followers or attendants |
| sanction | approval, authorization |
| dispensation | approval by the church or some exception or variation from its rules or laws |
| indulgence | enjoyment, satisfaction, or leniency, either yours, or permitted by you for others |
| leniency | mild, merciful |
| agile | nimble, quick, and skillful |
| nimble | quick, alert, and deft of mind or body ( brain or fingers) |
| supple | flexible, yeliding in mind or body, quick to respond and adapt |
| entourage | a group of attendants or associates as of a person of rank or importance; surroundings, environment (trees) |
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