King Arthur Vocab
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nicnelson13 on October 12, 2011
Subjects:
ap-english, boston, language-and-composition
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 unwieldy | adj. so large, heavy, or oddly shaped as to be difficult to hold or use |
| respite | n. a period of rest or delay |
| renown | n. fame |
| chagrin | n. a feeling of embarrassment caused by humiliation or failure |
| aghast | adj. struck with terror or amazement; shocked |
| heft | v. to lift up; hoist |
| pivot | adj. acting as a center around which something turns |
| ingeniously | adv. in a way marked by skill and imagination cleverly |
| uncanny | adj. frighteningly unnatural or supernatural; mysterious |
| reproof | n. an expression of disapproval; criticism |
| daunt | v. to destroy the courage of; dismay |
| flinch | v. to pull back from something unpleasant or surprising |
| wince | v. to spring back involuntarily, as in pain |
| efficacious | adj. effective |
| amended | adj. corrected; amend v. |
| ravage | v. to cause great damage to; devastate |
| depredation | n. destruction caused by robbery or looting |
| entreaty | n. an earnest request; plea |
| dwindle | v. to become steadily less |
| incumbent | adj. required as a duty or obligation |
| redress | n. repayment for a wrong or injury |
| forbearance | n. self-control; patient restraint |
| reeling | adj. falling back; reel v. |
| usurp | v. to seize unlawfully by force |
| acquiesce | v. to agree or give in without protest |
| guile | n. clever trickery; deceit |
| assail | v. to attack, either with blows or with words |
| ensue | v. to occur as a result; follow |
| succor | n. aid in a time of need; relief |
| dissuade | v. to divert from a course of action by persuasion |
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