vocab lesson 8 and 9
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cowsarecool on May 3, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abate | to lessen in violence or intensity |
| decorum | conformity to accepted standards of conduct |
| abhor | to detest, to hate strongly |
| dole | to distribute; to give out sparingly |
| gamut | the whole range or extent |
| extrovert | one who is outgoing; one who is energized rather than drained by interactions with others |
| droll | amusing in an odd way or whimsical way |
| duplicity | intentional deceit in speech or conduct |
| effigy | a crude dummy or image representing a hates person or group |
| austere | stern; severe; plain |
| emulate | to strive to be equal to; to imitate |
| sere | dry and withered |
| enhance | to increase the value or beauty of something |
| contrite | feeling regret for having committed some wrongdoing |
| magnanimous | nnoblee; generous in forgiving, free from petty feelings or acts |
| enunciate | to state clearly and distrinctly |
| collaborate | to work with another toward a goal |
| impound | to confine; to retain in legal custody |
| impeccable | faultless; without sin or blemish |
| evoke | to summon forth |
| inane | without sense or meaning; silly |
| unctuous | exaggeratedly or insincerely polite |
| expatriate | someone who chooses to live outside of, or renounce, his or her native country |
| frowzy | unkempt |
| heinous | hatefully or shockingly evil |
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