The Pearl unit terms
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CCHSMrsL on May 24, 2011
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Freshman English Semester II 2011
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21 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 bulwark | a strong defense or something that defends |
| undulating | moving with or resembling wavelike motion |
| obscure | difficult to see; vague |
| deft | skillful; adroit |
| precipitate | to cause to speedily occur |
| subjugate | to bring under one's control |
| dissemble | to conceal facts or feelings; to pretend |
| furtive | secret in an underhanded way; stealthy |
| diffuse | to spread in all directions |
| stalwart | one who has great resolve or strength in support of a cause |
| benign | not causing harm; of gentle disposition |
| legerdemain | sleight of hand; trickery using the hands |
| gravity | seriousness; importance |
| edifice | a very large building or structure |
| monotony | an uninteresting sameness |
| wan | pale and sickly |
| monolithic | massive and rigidly uniform |
| irresolute | indecisive; unsure how to proceed |
| petulant | unreasonable; touchy; irritable |
| germane | important to the issue at hand; pertinent |
| malign | to utter injurious or misleading reports about someone or something |
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