Vocabulary Lesson 1&2
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smiliekylie19 on August 29, 2010
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TMHS PAPGEO, tmhs world geography, TMHS Pre AP English 1, TMHS PAP World History, TMHS PreAP English 2
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20 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 banal | lacking originality or freshness |
| bellicose | showing a readiness to quarrel or fight |
| finesse | refinement or delicacy of workmanship |
| glib | marked by careless ease and fluency |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name |
| lampoon | a harsh satire usually aimed at an individual |
| lugubrious | overly or affectedly mournful |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked or impious (evil) |
| nemesis | one that inflicts retribtion or vengeance (enemy) |
| purloin | to "put away"; steal; filch; delay |
| abject | sunk to a low condition |
| prosaic | matter-of-fact; dull |
| propriety | the quality or state of being proper |
| revile | to berate verbally |
| admonish | to counsel against error; mildly rebuke |
| commensurate | equivilant or comparable |
| phlegmatic | impassive; composed; unemotional |
| distraught | deeply trobled; severely distressed |
| nebulous | hazy or indistinct; vague or confused |
| euphemism | a word of phrase substituted for one that may be considered offensive |
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