Vocab set 3
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drew_esch on October 10, 2007
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Yoesting's Literature/Harris' History Class
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 deference | honor; respect and esteem due a superior or an elder |
| reticence | inclined to be silent or uncommunicative in speech; reserved or reluctant |
| prominent | standing out or projecting beyond a surface or line; noticeable, conspicuous |
| reconcile | to restore to friendship or harmony; settle, resolve |
| ratification | to approve and sanction formally; confirm |
| mortification | a sense of humiliation and shame caused by something that wounds one's pride or self-respect |
| transformation | the operation of changing |
| phenomena | plural: an observable fact or event; rare or significant fact or event |
| seduction | something that attracts or charms (cough cough) |
| abruptly | unexpected; characterized by or involving action or change without preparation or warning |
| foresight | an act of looking forward |
| prudent | marked by wisdom or judiciousness; discreet, provident |
| delirious | frenzied excitement; a rare mental disturbance that consists of confused thinking with disordered speech and hallucination |
| destitute | lacking something needed or desirable; suffering extreme poverty |
| summon | to bid to come; to call upon for specified action |
| solicitous | full of concern or fears : apprehensive |
| eclectic | selecting what appears to be best in various doctrines, methods, or styles |
| whimsy | a fanciful or fantastic device, object, or creation especially in writing or art |
| resilient | capable of withstanding shock without permanent deformation or rupture; tending to recover from or adjust easily to misfortune or change |
| adversarial | one that contends with, opposes, or resists : enemy |
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