MICDS vocab quiz definitions 9th
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Abridge | condense or shorten verb |
| Narcissist | Someone in love with themselves Noun |
| Bane | something causes misery or death Noun |
| Panache | distinctive and stylish elegance Noun |
| Chasm | a deep opening in the earth's surface Noun |
| rebuke | act or expression o, an act or expression of criticism and censure |
| Derision | the act of deriding or treating with contempt, mocking teasing noun |
| Scion | descendant or an heir |
| eccentric | not having a common center, unusual adj |
| tempest | (literary) a violent wind a violent commotion or disturbance |
| affliction | a cause of great suffering and distress Noun |
| bastion | Noun a stronghold into which people could go for shelter during a battle |
| contrive | come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or priciple) after a mental effort |
| mortification | a time when you lose you self respect or prestige, strong feelings of embarrassment noun |
| officious | meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority |
| Recoil | spring back |
| Sloth | slowness, laziness |
| Swarthy | naturally having skin of a dark color |
| travail | use of physical or mental energy, to painful effort |
| vile | extremely unpleasant, morally bad adj |
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