Tarpey Vocab Copperfield 1

Set: Tarpey Vocab Copperfield 1

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	Term	Definition
	Posthumous	continuing after one's death
	magnate	a person of great influence, importance, or standing in a particular enterprise, field of business, etc
	formidable	causing fear
	rookery	a breeding place of gregarious birds
	presentiment	a feeling or impression that sesomething is about to happen
	portentous	ominously significant or indicative
	depreciation	decrease in value
	propitiation	conciliation
	doleful	melancholy
	perspicuous	clearly expressed or presented
	incessant	continuing without interruption
	expostulate	to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or done
	reverie	a state of dreamy meditation
	complacency	a feeling of quiet pleasure or security
	rubicund	red or reddish
	imprecation	a curse; malediction.
	ethereal	light, airy, or tenuous
	extenuation	a partial excuse
	commiseration	to feel or express sorrow or sympathy for
	reproach	to find fault with (a person, group, etc.); blame; censure.
	sentient	conscious.
	inveterate	settled or confirmed in a habit, practice, feeling
	compunction	a feeling of uneasiness or anxiety of the conscience caused by regret
	approbation	approval; commendation.
	bane	a person or thing that ruins
	placard	a paperboard sign or notice, as one posted in a public place or carried by a demonstrator or picketer.

emrodriguez06 : Changed extenuation → the act of extenuating to extenuation → a partial excuse

emrodriguez06 : Changed depreciation → decrease in value due to wear and tear, to depreciation → decrease in value

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