English 10H 1B
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PamelaLev on February 9, 2011
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English 10 Honors Mrs. Lev, Ms. Wilson English 10H
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25 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Nettle | (v.) annoy; vex |
| nomenclature | (n.) terminology; system of names or naming things |
| noxious | (adj.) harmful; poisonous; lethal |
| obdurate | (adj.) stubborn |
| obligatory | (adj.) binding; required |
| obscure | (adj.)dark; vague; unclear |
| odious | (adj.) unequivocally detestable |
| olfactory | (adj.) concerning the sense of smell |
| oratorio | (n.) dramatic poem set to music |
| ornithology | (n.) study of birds |
| overweening | (adj) presumptuously arrogant |
| palpable | (adj.) tangible; easily perceptible |
| pander | (v.) cater to the low desires of others |
| parley | (n.) conference |
| pensive | (adj.) dreamily thoughtful |
| penury | (n.)extreme poverty |
| petulant | (adj.) touchy; peevish |
| physiognomy | (n.) face |
| politic | (adj.) expedient; prudent well devised |
| polygamist | (n.) someone who is married to two or more people at the same time |
| precipitate | (adj.) headstrong; rash |
| prevail | (v.) triumph; induce |
| propitiate | (v.) appease |
| propriety | (n.) fitness; correct conduct |
| purgatory | (n.) place of spiritual expiation |
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