English Walden vocabu
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Created by:
amber on September 27, 2010
Classes:
Randolph School: Class of 2012, Randolph freshmen, Randolph School 2012
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20 terms
Italian | English |
|---|---|
 obtrude | to thrust upon |
| impertinent | absurd, trivial, silly, inappropriate, not relevant. |
| factitious | artificial |
| gratuitous | given without charge or thought |
| palatable | acceptable, or agreeable to the taste |
| impunity | exemption or immunity from effects |
| fetters | a confinement or restraint |
| assimilate | to incorporate as needed |
| manifestation | a public display of group feelings |
| pecuniary | of or pertaining to money |
| superfluous | more than is sufficient or required; excessive |
| impropriety | the quality or condition of being improper; incorrectness |
| torpid | inactive, sluggish, or dull |
| dilettante | a love of the supperficial |
| inveterate | settled or confirmed in habit or happening |
| cavil | one who riases irritatin and trivial objections--finding fault without reason |
| abstemious | sparing or moderate, especially in consumption |
| trampery | could not find on dictionary.com |
| respite | a delay, often because of no good reason |
| transitory | not lasting or eternal; short-lived |
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