Holt Sixth Course - Lesson 14
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gmcustodio on October 17, 2008
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holt, cpn, vocabulary, twelfth grade
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Latin | English |
|---|---|
| effusion |  a pouring forth; an unrestrained expression of feeling in talking or writing |
| querulous | complaining; faultfinding; peevish |
| indulgent | very lenient; not strict enough; making allowances |
| affront | an open, intentional assault; to insult openly; to offend |
| propitious | favorable; favorably inclined |
| munificent | extremely generous; very liberal and lavish in giving |
| guffaw | a loud or coarse burst of laughter; a horselaugh; to laugh loudly or coarsely |
| capitulate | to surrender on certain terms; to give up; to stop resisting |
| incarcerate | to imprison; to confine |
| magnanimous | noble in spirit; generous in forgiving; unselfish; rising above petty, mean concerns |
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