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Vocab II

Terms

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incredulity
disbelief
dialectic
systematic reasoning or arguement that juxtaposes opposed or contradictory ideas to resolve their conflict
implacable
incapable of being appeased, significantly changed, or mitigated
intimations
sublte, delicate, hinted, even unspoken communication
paradigm
an outstandingly clear or typical example or archetype
halcyon
calm;peaceful;tranquil;happy;joyful;carefree
gird
to encircle or bind with a flexible band(as a belt); to prepare(oneself) for action
Chastise
to inflict punishment on (as by whipping); to censure severly;castigate
zeitgeist
the general intellectual, moral, and cultural climate of an era
wary
marked by keen caution, cunning, and watchfulness
voluble
characterized by ready or rapid speech; glib, fluent, garrulous, talkative
egregious
conspicuously, flagrantly bad
roil
to make turbid by stirring up the sediment of dregs of; to stir up
jeremiads
a prolonged lamentation or complaint; also, a cautionary or angry harangue
Craven
lacking the least bit of courage: contempitbly fainhearted
vaunt
to make a vain display of one's own worth or attainments; (n) to boast
inculcate
to teach and impress by frequent repetitions or admonitions
idyll
a lighthearted carefree episode that is a fit subject for a romantic, pastoral interlude away from hustles

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