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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ardent | emotionally intense; passionate |
| cower | to curl up in fear |
| devious | evasive and deceitful |
| doggerel | crude, comical, or inferior verse |
| imp | a mischievous person or creature |
| invalid | someone who is incapacitated due to injury or illness; incapacitated due to injury or illness; not officially valid |
| multifarious | having great variety |
| munificent | very generous in giving |
| oracle | a wise person thought to be able to foresee the future |
| posterity | all future generations or descendants |
| pretentious | showing excessive or unjustified self-importance or merit |
| procure | to obtain through special effort |
| resilient | able to recover quickly |
| rivulet | a small stream or brook |
| thwart | to prevent something from happening |
| Terms | 15 |
| Creator | prestwickhouse |
| Created | February 18, 2009 |
| Group | Prestwick House Vocabulary |
| Subject | 8th Grade Vocabulary |
| Access | Anyone |
| Edit | Creator Only |