vocab. 35
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 a cappella | not accompanied by an instrument |
| acquiesce | to give in, to comply |
| adaptable | willing to conform or to adjust |
| adherent | a follower of something such as a leader |
| adjunct | joined but not actually a part of it |
| adversity | misfortune, unfavorable happening |
| bedevil | to cause distress or to annoy |
| bewail | To deplore, to express deep sorrow |
| bilk | to cheat one |
| dotard | a senile person |
| dour | sullen, stern, harsh |
| drawl | to speak slowly with long drawn-out vowels |
| feint | a false appearance |
| felling | cutting or knocking down a tree |
| ferment | state of agitation; commotion |
| inextricable | not able to be disentangled |
| infernal | Relating to hell |
| materialize | to become real; to appear |
| melancholy | depression of spirits |
| progeny | offspring; children; descendants |
| ruminate | ponder |
| saboteur | one that destroys property |
| sanctify | to set apart for sacred use |
| saturate | to soak, to completely fill |
| matriarchy | state or family headed by a female |
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