Unit 4 English Vocab
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dgrigoryan on October 16, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Recoil | spring back as from a forceful thrust, backfire, balk, blanch, blench, blink |
| Recrimination | a counter accusation, allegation, arraignment, attribution, beef, blast |
| Retort | a quick reply to a question or remark (especially a witty or critical one), antiphon, back answer, back talk, comeback, cooler |
| Scion | a descendent or heir, begotten, branch, brood, child, chip off old block |
| Sloth | a disinclination to work or exert yourself, do-nothingness, idleness, inactivity, indolence, inertia |
| Sojourn | a temporary stay, layover, residence, rest, stay, stop |
| Stunted | held back or checked in natural growth, bantam, diminutive, dwarf, dwarfed, dwarfish |
| Supplicant | humble person, beggar, petitioner, suppliant |
| Swarthy | having a dark complexion or color, black, brown, brunet, dark-hued, dark-skinned |
| Tempest | a violent storm, blizzard, bluster, chaos, convulsion, cyclone |
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