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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abashed | ashamed |
| aghast | shocked |
| annunciation | act of announcing |
| archetype | original pattern; perfect example |
| beleaguered | besieged, troubled |
| bower | achor, support |
| candelabrum | branched candlestick |
| chintz | printed fabric |
| cloche | close fitting hat |
| commentary | explanation |
| czar | person of great power |
| decorously | tastefully, correctly |
| demurely | modestly |
| desposition | temperment |
| doughboy | infantry |
| eclipsed | darkened |
| elegaic | poetically |
| emissary | representative |
| emulate | imitate |
| enrapt | filled with delight |
| executes | performs |
| fiasco | complete failure |
| imminent | about to occur |
| imperiously | commandingly |
| implacable | cannot be changed |
| indolently | lazily |
| inducted | installed |
| ineluctably | unavoidably |
| jauntily | lively |
| jeopardize | endanger |
| jiggered | fooled, surprised |
| marquees | lighted signs |
| martyred | tortured (for a cause) |
| mastication | chewing |
| mitriculating | enrolling |
| menagerie | collection |
| motley | varied |
| oblivious | unaware |
| paragon | model of excellence |
| perturbation | making someone uneasy |
| pinioned | restrained |
| pleurosis | inflammation of the lining of the lung |
| portieres | curtains |
| proscenium | column on a stage |
| quinine | bitter tonic |
| sashayed | strut or move in a conspicuous manner |
| shank | best part |
| stumblejohn | klutz |
| subliminations | expressions |
| supercilious | feeling of haughty disdain |
| tenement | (run down) apartment |
| tribulations | problems |
| tumult | agitation, being upset |
| turgid | excessively ornate |
| tyranny | ruling with absolute power |
| unobtrusive | not noticeable |
| veranda | porch |
| vestige | trace |
| voile | soft, sheer fabric |
| Terms | 59 |
| Creator | mathgurlc |
| Created | May 20, 2009 |
| Groups | None |
| Subject | english vocab |
| Access | Anyone |
| Edit | Creator Only |
Honors American Literature- specifically Iowa's Central Academy