A Seperate Peace Ch.1-13
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21 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 reverberant | having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected |
| seigneurs | land-owning, feudal lords; men with rank |
| indignation | a feeling of righteous anger |
| matriarchal | relating to a social system in which the mother is head of the family |
| deigning | to condescend or lower oneself to pay attention |
| inane | having a tendency to reverberate or be repeatedly reflected, complacently or inanely foolish |
| prow | front part of a vessel or aircraft |
| inured | made tough by habitual exposure |
| insidious | intended to entrap |
| inebriating | intoxicating |
| idiosyncratic | peculiar to the individual |
| eccentric | a person with an unusual or odd personality |
| sinecure | an office that involves minimal duties |
| salient | having a quality that thrusts itself into attention |
| galvanized | Startled into sudden attention |
| aphorisms | Short statements of truth |
| cacophony | loud confusing disagreeable sounds |
| mesmerized | having your attention fixated as though by a spell |
| aesthete | one who professes great sensitivity to the beauty of art and nature |
| inveigled | To convince through flattery or charisma |
| bellicose | having or showing a ready disposition to fight |
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