English Vocab- Final Exam
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14nilab on May 24, 2010
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romeo and juliet, great expectations
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68 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 bounty | generosity evidenced by a willingness to give freely |
| choler | anger; irritability |
| commend | to speak well or praise; to recommend |
| consort | to accompany or wait upon; to combine to make music |
| coy | artfully shy; quiet; coquettish |
| disparagement | to speak of in a slighting or disrespectful way; belittle; to reduce in esteem or rank |
| entreat | ask or keep asking earnestly; to beg or pray |
| fain | in a willing manner |
| feign | put on a false appearance; make believe or pretend |
| fray | a scuffle or brawl |
| semblance | an outward or token appearance or form that is misleading |
| importune | to beg; to entreat; to plead for earneastly |
| visage | the face, usually with reference to shape, features, expression, etc.; countenance |
| portentous | of or relating to a portent; ominous; foreboding |
| jaunt | a short journey |
| gossamer | something (usually fabric) extremely delicate; thin, light |
| frivolous | lacking seriousness or sense; trivial or unimportant |
| truce | a suspension of hostilities for a period of time; cease-fire (peace) |
| naught | nothing; worthless, evil |
| valor | bravery or courage |
| untimely | not timely; not occurring at a suitable time or season; ill-timed |
| minion | a servile follower or subordinate |
| shroud | a cloth or garment wrapped around a dead person for burial |
| sullen | mournful; gloomy or somber in tone, color, or portent |
| presage | to portend, foreshow, or foreshadow |
| peruse | to survey or examine in detail |
| inter | to place (a dead body) in a grave or tomb, bury |
| ravenous | extremely hungry |
| impart | to make known |
| disconsolate | causing dejection |
| larceny | stealing |
| consternation | confusion |
| obscure | make unclear, indistinct, or blurred |
| stipulate | give a guarantee |
| dismal | depressing in character |
| denounce | to accuse or condemn openly or formally |
| genteel | marked by refinement in taste and manners |
| contemptuous | haughty or scornful |
| assent | expression of agreement |
| penitence | remorse for past conduct |
| burly | muscular and heavily built |
| countenance | the appearance conveyed by a person's face |
| avarice | extreme greed for wealth or material gain |
| hie | to hasten; speed; go in haste |
| knave | a tricky, unprincipled, or deceitful fellow |
| pensive | thoughtful; melancholy |
| rancor | a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will |
| stint | an unbroken period of time during which you do something |
| wherefore | why |
| wield | to handle a tool with ease |
| adept | having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude |
| appropriate | suitable for a particular person or place or condition etc |
| attest | authenticate, affirm to be true, genuine, or correct, as in an official capacity |
| audacious | unrestrained by convention or propriety |
| bestow | give as a gift |
| capricious | determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason |
| chasm | a deep opening in the earth's surface |
| discomfited | caused to feel self-conscious and uncomfortable |
| elocution | an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture |
| encompass | include in scope |
| exacting | demanding perfection; strict |
| impairment | damage that results in a reduction of strength or quality |
| imperceptible | impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses |
| incongruous | lacking in harmony; incompatible |
| inexplicable | incapable of being explained or accounted for |
| magnanimous | noble and generous in spirit |
| pervade | spread or diffuse through |
| reticent | reluctant to draw attention to yourself |
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