VPP Lessons 8 & 9
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 abate v | to lessen in violence or intensity |
| decorum n | conformity to accepted standards of conduct |
| abhor v | to detest; to hate strongly |
| dole v | to distribute; to give out sparingly |
| gamut n | the whole range or extent |
| extrovert n | one who is outgoing; one who is energized rather that drained by interactions with others |
| droll adj | amusing in an odd or whimsical way |
| duplicity n | intentional deceit in speech or conduct |
| effigy n | a crude dummy or image representing a hated person or group |
| austere adj | stern; severe; plain |
| emulate v | to strive to be equal to; to imitate |
| sere adj | dry and withered |
| enhance v | to increase the value or beauty of something |
| contrite adj | felling regret for having committed some wrongdoing |
| enunciate v | to state clearly and distinctly; to pronounce |
| magnanimous adj | noble; generous in forgiving; free from petty feeling or acts |
| collaborate v | to work with another toward a goal |
| impound v | to confine; to retain in legal custody |
| impeccable adj | faultless; without sin or blemish |
| evoke v | to summon forth |
| inane adj | without sense or meaning; silly |
| unctuous adj | exaggeratedly or insincerely polite |
| expatriate n | someone who chooses to live outside of, or renounce, his or her native country |
| frowzy adj | unkempt |
| heinous adj | hatefully or shockingly evil |
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