vocab 15
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- liberality
- n. generosity, generous act; breadth of mind or outlook
- protract
- v. to draw out or lengthen in space or time
- avert
- v. to turn aside, turn away, to prevent, avoid
- knave
- n. a tricky, unprincipled, or deceitful fellow
- booris
- adj. rude, unrefined, clumsy
- harangue
- v. to deliver a loud, ranting speech; n. a loud speech
- dubious
- adj. causing uncertainty or suspicion; in a doubtful or uncertain state of mind; hesitant
- harry
- v. to make a destructive raid on; to torment;, harass
- combatant
- n. a fighter adj. engaged in fighting
- dormant
- adj. inactive, ina a state of suspension, sleeping
- quarry
- v. to cut or take fromn. a place from which stone is taken
- impenitent
- adj. not feeling remorse or sorrow for errors or offenses
- legion
- n. a larg military force; any large group or number adj. many, numerous
- plaintiff
- n. one who begins a lawsuit
- actuate
- v. to move to action, to impel
- brunt
- n. the main impact, force or burden
- spurn
- v. to refuse with scorn, disdain
- probe
- v. to examine, investigate thoroughly n. an investigation, device used to explore or examine
- abase
- v. to lower in esteem, degrade, to humble
- subterfuge
- n. an excuse or trick for escaping or hiding something