Vocabulary Power Plus Vocabulary, Reading, and Writing Exercises for Higher Achievement — Book H, Lesson Five
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 assuage | to make less severe or painful |
| celestial | of or relating to the sky or heavens |
| blasphemous | disrespectful toward what is considered sacred |
| dialogue | a conversation between two people; the lines spoken by characters in a play or in fiction |
| exuberant | emotionally unrestrained and joyful; lavish; abundant |
| heretic | a person whose opinions conflict with established, popular beliefs |
| incorrigible | incapable of correction or rehabilitation |
| peevish | easily annoyed; irritable |
| portend | to signal or warn of; to forecast |
| reticent | disinclined to speak out; reserved |
| squalid | filthy and miserable, as from poverty; morally revolting; sordid |
| turbulent | violently disturbed; chaotic |
| unorthodox | disregarding or defying tradition or standards |
| wrath | intense anger, often vengeful |
| quash | to suppress with threat or force; to declare invalid |
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