Set: Mrs. Riley's honors English vocab. part 1
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All 15 Terms
| | Term | Definition |
|---|---|---|
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acme | the point of untmost attainment--peak |
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balmy | mild |
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bilked | to defraud, swindle, or cheat. To avaid payment of. |
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deprecatingly | to express disaproval of. To belittle |
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drudgery | work that is unpleasent, tedious, or menial |
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dystopia | an imaginary place of totaly misery and wretchedness (opposite of utopia) |
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malice | a desire to harm others or to see others suffer |
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monotony | unformity of lack of variation in pitch, intonation, or infelction |
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pretense | a false appearance or action designed to deceive |
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pseudo | false, deceptive, sham, apparently similer |
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throngs | a large group crowded closely together |
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utopia | an idealy perfect place (oposite of dystopia) |
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vernal | or, relating to, or happening in the spring. Typical of or suggestive of spring |
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writhe | to twist of squirm, as in pain, struggle, or embarrassment |
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wryly | dryly humerous, often with a touch of irony |
Set Information
| Terms | 15 |
| Creator | Laurel |
| Created | October 16, 2007 |
| Groups | None |
| Tags | None |
| Access | Anyone |
| Edit | Creator Only |
Description
"Of Missing Persons" vocabulary. It's half of the total words so (you) don't get totaly overwhelmed!
Most Missed Words
- pretense → a false appearance or action designed to deceive - 4 misses
- bilked → to defraud, swindle, or cheat. To avaid payment of. - 2 misses
- monotony → unformity of lack of variation in pitch, intonation, or infelction - 2 misses
- acme → the point of untmost attainment--peak - 1 miss
- deprecatingly → to express disaproval of. To belittle - 1 miss
- dystopia → an imaginary place of totaly misery and wretchedness (opposite of utopia) - 1 miss
- pseudo → false, deceptive, sham, apparently similer - 1 miss