Vocab List #7
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13bousquettei on May 4, 2010
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French | English |
|---|---|
 proffer | verb. to offer for acceptance |
| calumniate | verb. to make false or malicious statements against |
| admonish | verb. to warn or reprimand |
| dotage | noun. sentility; state of being old and weak |
| lascivious | adj. lecherous; given to or expressing lust |
| allusion | noun. a reference |
| conjecture | noun/verb. a guess; to guess |
| perturb | verb. to disturb greatly; to make uneasy or anxious |
| ribald | adj. vulgar |
| paramour | noun. a lover, esp. in an adulterous relationship |
| assay | verb. to put to a test |
| cuckold | noun. a married man to an unfaithful wife |
| pique | noun/verb. a feeling of wounded pride; to provoke or arouse |
| preposterous | adj. absurd; ridiculous |
| bequeath | verb. to leave or give by will |
| travail | noun. a painful or laborious effort |
| scourge | noun. a source of widespread devastation |
| disparage | verb. to belittle |
| miscreant | noun. an evildoer; a villain; one who misbehaves |
| endeavor | noun. an earnest attempt, an enterprise |
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