British Lit Vocab #2
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caitlinturner11 on September 15, 2011
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20 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 absolution | a remission of sins as pronounced by a priest |
| allusion | an implied o indirect reference to a piece of literature or historic event |
| apothecary | one who prepares and sells drugs or compounds for medicinal purposes |
| avouches | to declare as a matter of fact |
| capital | a stock of accumulated goods |
| commission | a formal warrant granting rank or power |
| derision | the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| garnished | the addition of decoration or savory touches |
| hoary | extremely old |
| maxim | a general truth, rule of conduct |
| pallor | deficiency of color in the face |
| pilgrim | one who journeys in foreign lands |
| prating | to talk long and idly |
| prevarication | to deviate from the truth |
| sanguine | having a temperament held by sturdiness, high color, and cheerfulness |
| satirize | to utter or write sarcastically |
| solicitous | full of concern or fears |
| stringent | tight, constricted |
| tale | story |
| timorous | of a timid disposition |
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