Hovey Vocabulary 7-9
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 cynical | skeptical or distrustful of human motives |
| decorum | etiquette |
| demagogue | a leader who appeals to people's emotions to gain power |
| demure | quiet and modest |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| destitute | extremely poor |
| diffident | lacking in self-confidence; shy |
| dilemma | a difficult choice |
| dilettante | one who merely dabbles in an art or science |
| disparity | inequality; difference |
| divulge | to reveal |
| docile | easily managed, obedient, passive |
| dogmatic | arrogant |
| dole | to distribute; to give out sparingly |
| dolorous | mournful, sad |
| dour | gloomy, sullen |
| droll | amusing in an odd way |
| duplicity | intentional deception |
| effigy | a crude figure constructed in mockery |
| emaciated | extremely thin; wasted away |
| emulate | to try to equal; to imitate |
| enamored | In love with |
| enhance | improve |
| enigma | mystery |
| enraptured | to be delighted beyond measure |
| enunciate | to pronounce clearly |
| erudite | scholarly |
| ethnic | relating to races |
| evince | show clearly |
| evoke | call forth |
| exhort | to urge on with stirring words |
| exodus | departure |
| expatriate | one who chooses to leave his or her native country |
| expedient | best means to do something |
| explicit | definite, clearly stated |
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