ww11-12
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EmmaRodgers1997 on November 21, 2011
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35 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 plausible | apparently true |
| castigate | scold severly |
| doggrel | loosely styled verse |
| parable | short story teaching a lesson |
| complicated | not simple |
| effective | in force |
| effective | able to produce the desired result |
| zealous | very enthusiastic |
| create | bring into being |
| gnome | fairy tale dwarf |
| semblance | outward appearence |
| dire | dreadful |
| exceptional | unusually good |
| expletives | swearwords |
| expletives | words without meaning in a sentence |
| inured | accustomed |
| fluctuate | go up and down |
| pare | peel |
| pare | cut down on |
| cockade | ribbon worn on a hat |
| lei | ring of flowers worn around the neck |
| disrupt | disturb |
| allude | refer |
| scourge | whip |
| scourge | cause of terrible suffering |
| baton | stick used to conduct orchestras |
| baton | metal rod that is twirled showly |
| eliminate | remove |
| unseemly | improper |
| clarity | clearness |
| knell | slow tolling of bells |
| triplicate | three copies |
| authentic | genuine |
| hireling | person in the pay of one another |
| rampant | spreading wildly |
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