Vocabulary Week #9
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Created by:
epeterson1012 on November 17, 2011
Classes:
SPMS 8th Grade Literature, Vocab!
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 accentuate | - to give prominence to; to emphasize or intensify |
| aspire | to have great ambition; to desire strongly |
| boisterous | rough and stormy; violent; noisy and lacking in restraint or discipline |
| decorum | proper behavior or conduct; propriety |
| eclectic | choosing or taking what appears to be the best from various sources |
| formidable | arousing fear, dread, alarm, or great concern; difficult to surmount, defeat, or undertake; admirable; awe-inspiring |
| inference | the act or process of deciding or concluding by reasoning from evidence; something that is decided or concluded by reasoning from evidence; a conclusion, an educated guess |
| jaunty | having or showing a carefree self-confident air; stylish or smart in appearance |
| laconic | using few words; terse; concise |
| metaphor | a figure of speech in which a word or phrase that is ordinarily associated with one thing is applied to something else, thus making a comparison between the two |
| quarantine | a condition, period of time, or place in which a person or animal is confined or kept in isolation in an effort to prevent a disease from spreading |
| tranquility | the quality or condition of being free from disturbance; calmness; serenity |
| tumult | noisy and disorderly activity; a condition of disturbance; an uproar; emotional or mental commotion or agitation |
| undulate | to move in waves or with a smooth wavy motion; to have a wavy appearance or form |
| virtuoso | a musical performer of great excellence, technique, or ability; a person of great skill or technique |
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