Cyrano de Bergerac Vocabulary
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 deprecating | (adjective) disapproving |
| bellicose | (adjective) warlike |
| vivacity | liveliness (noun) |
| diminutive | very small (adjective) |
| bravado | defiant or swaggering behavior, a false show of bravery (noun) |
| sully | to soil or stain (verb) |
| nebulous | vague (adjective) |
| transgression | a violation of a law, command or duty (noun) |
| invincible | incapable of being conquered (adjective) |
| disreputable | in poor condition (adjective) |
| banter | good-humored, playful conversation (noun) |
| scrupulous | conscientious and exact (adjective) |
| wan | unnaturally pale from distress, melancholy (adjective) |
| reverie | dreamlike state (noun) |
| singe | to burn lightly (verb) |
| rancor | bitter, long lasting resentment; ill will; hatred (noun) |
| voluble | marked by a ready flow of speech, fluent |
| besiege | to surround with troops (verb) |
| solicitude | careul concern (noun) |
| frivolous | sill, shallow, trivial (adjective) |
| martial | relating to war (adjective) |
| stupefaction | the act of being astonished (noun) |
| lackey | a male servant (noun) |
| exhort | to urge strongly (verb) |
| inopportune | coming at a bad time (adjective) |
| coquettish | flirtatious (adjective) |
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