Passage 1-4 Vocab
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 vermin | any of various small animals or insects that are pests |
| floundering | to struggle clumsily or helplessly |
| subordinates | Belonging to a lower or inferior class or rank; secondary |
| plaintively | in a plaintive manner |
| pragmatic | concerned with practical matters |
| momentous | of very great significance |
| reiterate | to say, state, or perform again |
| breadth | the extent of something from side to side |
| louts | clumsy, stupid people |
| pangs | Sudden sharp spasms of pain |
| concede | acknowledge defeat |
| fretsaw | fine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade |
| sacked | having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence |
| rash | a series of unexpected and unpleasant occurrences |
| indignation | a feeling of righteous anger |
| subservice | the state of being willing to yeild to others' power |
| browbeating | bullying |
| wheedling | the act of urging by means of teasing or flattery |
| callously | in a manner of feeling or showing no emotion |
| intercede | act between parties with a view to reconciling differences |
| soughing | characterized by soft sounds |
| wrenching | causing great physical or mental suffering |
| flippant | showing inappropriate levity |
| exacerbating | making worse |
| concession | a point conceded or yielded |
| austere | of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor |
| facade | the face or front of a building |
| arduous | difficult to accomplish |
| diligence | conscientiousness in paying proper attention to a task |
| groundless | without a basis in reason or fact |
| impeding | hindering |
| draught | a current of air (usually coming into a room or vehicle) |
| flank | Side |
| imperiousness | belittling |
| importuning | begging; pressing; annoying with troublesome persistance |
| placate | cause to be more favorably inclined |
| jeapordy | liable to sniffle, danger |
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