English 10 - Vocabulary Unit #21
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 documentary | based on or consisting of documents; employing facts rather than fiction (n) a presentation (such as a film) built on factual conditions or historical events |
| reprieve | a temporary relief (from pain or trouble); an order temporarily delaying punishment or the execution of a sentence |
| fluctuate | to rise and fall or move back and forth; to change continually in an irregular way |
| casement | a window that opens on hinges along its side |
| vehement | marked by great emotion, force, or conviction; intense; violent |
| debut | to present for the first time; to make a debut (n) a first public appearance, as of an actor; a formal entrance into society |
| melancholy | sad, depressed; causing or suggesting sadness (n) gloom; low spirits |
| requiem | music or a mass for the dead |
| theoretical | hypothetical; unproved or uncertain |
| bestride | to sit on something with a leg on each side; to straddle |
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