SS Manser Week 13
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spacerocket567 on February 27, 2011
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15 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
relish | to take great pleasure or delight in |
atrocity | an act of great cruelty and wickedness |
respites | a period of temporary delay |
claret | a dark purplish red |
prostrate | render helpless or defenseless; to lie flat; to make submissive |
commune | a body of people or families living together and sharing everything |
decorum | proper behavior |
keen | sharp-witted and intelligent |
implore | to beg |
cunning | shrewdness in deception |
desiccate | remove water from |
mote | small speck |
pacifist | someone opposed to violence as a means of settling disputes |
sleuth | a detective who follows a trail; to observe |
simpleton | a person lacking intelligence or common sense |
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