English 3H vocab week 15
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Created by:
cwarnold on January 4, 2011
Classes:
Hamling 3H English vocab group
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 edify | v. to instruct or benefit morally or spiritually |
| encroach | v. to advance beyond proper, established or usual limits; to trespass |
| flout | v. to scoff at or mock |
| effusive | adj. lacking reserve; enthusiastic |
| fabricate | v. to construct; to make by art or skill and labor |
| foster | v. to further; to encourage; to raise |
| emend | v. to edit or change a text |
| fawn | v. to seek the favor of (especially in terms of chivalry/romance) |
| supplicate | v. to pray humbly; to entreat or petition humbly |
| enclave | n. an independent area enclosed by a separate and larger area |
| flippant | adj. shallow; lacking in seriousness; disrespectful |
| venerable | adj. worthy of reverence or respect because of age or position |
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