English Vocab 1/27/09
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 beseech | to beg urgently, to plead |
| feign | to make believe, to pretend |
| nuptials | wedding ceremony, marriage |
| wane | to decrease in size, intensity or strength |
| dote | to bestow or express excessive fondness or love on someone or something |
| tyrant | a person in a position of authority who uses power oppressively or unjustly |
| lamentable | regrettable, mournful, sorrowful |
| wrath | stern or fierce anger, indignation |
| mortal | 1) A human being 2) causing or having cause death; fatal |
| tarry | to stay in a place; to linger |
| progeny | offspring, children, descendants |
| surfeit | an excess; an excessive amount; an over indulgence of eating or drinking |
| tedious | long and tiresome; boring |
| fawn | to seek notice or favor by being submissive, to behave affectionately |
| flout | to treat with disdain or scorn, to show disdain or scorn |
| odious | hateful, detestable, disgusting |
| pate | top or crown of the head |
| beguile | to lead by deception, to deceive, to cheat or to pass the time |
| reprehend | to voice disapproval of, to criticize |
| knavish | untrustworthy, dishonest |
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