"Red-Headed League" Vocab
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rickyricky94 on October 18, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Abutted | -Touched along a border; bordered on -Neighbored, Adjoined |
| Astute | -Having or showing shrewdness and acute mental vision -Bright, Keen, Sly |
| Bequest | -A gift by will, especially money -Endowment, Trust |
| Compunction | -Distress of mind or guilt over an anticipated action or result -Shame, Regret, Remorse |
| Deference | -Respect and esteem due a superior or elder -Affection, Reverence, Fondness |
| Formidable | -Causing fear, dread or apprehension;having qualities that discourage approach or attack; tending to inspire awe or wonder -Appalling, Dreadful |
| Languid | -Drooping or exhaustion; sluggish -Lackadaisical, Lethargic |
| Lurid | -Medium grayish colors ranging in hue from yellow to orange -Colorless, Murky |
| Tenacious | -Persistant in maintaining or adhering to ones opinions, rights, etc. -Determined, Adamant |
| Uncongenial | -Not to one's taste; incompatible -Disagreeable, Discordant |
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