Mrs. Riley's honors English vocab. part 2 flash cards

Set: Mrs. Riley's honors English vocab. part 2

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	Term	Definition
	anachronism	someone/something that is not in its correct historical or chronological time
	atavistic	reverting to or suggesting the charactoristics of a remote ancestor or primitive type
	facsimile	an exact copy
	insouciance	lack of care or concern. Indifference
	magnanimously	generous in forgiving an insult or injury
	semaphore	an apparatus for conveying information by means of visual signals
	vindication	defence, exuse, justification
	deflected	to turn aside or cause to turn aside. Bend
	expedite	to speed up the progress of. Hasten
	imposition	the laying of of something as a burden or obligation
	mused	{intransitive verb}to be absorbed in one's thoughts {transitive verb} to consider or say thoughtfully
	ruefully	feeling, showing, or expressing sorrow or pity. Mournful. Doleful
	gamboled	to skip about, as in dnacing or playing. Frolic
	grackle	any of several long-tailed American birds, especially of the genus Quiscalus
	impediment	a speech disorder that causes dificulty in speaking normal of easy speech

The last part of the vocabulary! By the way, if you wish to change anything just tell me, I don't know how valid my definitions are.

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