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Vocab week 7

Terms in this set (10)

Adulation
(Noun) excessive devotion to someone; servile flattery.
Bristle
(Noun) one of the short, stiff, course hairs is certain animals, especially hogs, used extensively in making brushes.
Decoy
(Noun) a person who entices or lures another person or thing, as into danger, a trap, or the like.
Erratic
(Adj.) deviating from the usual or proper course in conduct or opinion; eccentric; queer.
Histrionic
(Adj.) deliberately affected or self-consciously emotional; overly dramatic, in behavior or speech; of or relating to actors or acting.
Laud
(Verb) to praise;extol.
Obstreperous
(Adj.) resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; unruly.
Portend
(Verb) to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does.
Retraction
(Noun) withdrawal of a promise, statement, opinion.
Titter
(Verb) to laugh in a restrained, self-conscious, or affected way, as from nervousness or in ill-suppressed amusement.
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