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Garett Melin vocab chapters 21, 22

Terms

undefined, object
copy deck
based on or consisting of documents
documentary
a temporary relief
reprieve
to rise and fall or move back and forth
fluctuate
a window that opens on hinges along its side
casement
marked by great emotion, force, or conviction
vehement
to present for the first time
debuted
sad or depressed
ancholy
music or a mass for the dead
requiem
hypothetical
theoretical
to sit on something with a leg on each side, to straddle
bestriding
to regard with mean or greedy pleasure
gloat
something inherited or handed down
legacy
a continuous clanging
clangor
to influence or persuade by using flattery or soothing words
wheedled
a government document giving a person the right to profit from an invention
patent
to charge with an offense or a crime
indict
a founder and leader of a tribe or family
patriarch
to humiliate
mortified
to command, especially in law
enjoin
discolored by a bruise
livid

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