Lesson 17 Tarpey
Terms
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- orthodox
- conforming to established standards, conventional
- exorcise
- to expel an evil spirit, to get rid of something troublesome
- amity
- friendship
- diffuse
- to spread in all directions
- stolid
- showing little emotion
- plight
- difficult or adverse situation
- humility
- the quality or state of being humble in spirit
- imperious
- extremely overbearing
- neologism
- a newly coined word or phrase; new use of a word
- finesse
- delicate skill
- repertoire
- a list of works of music or readings that are ready for performance
- clemency
- leniency
- rupture
- to break apart, to burst
- mollify
- to soothe or to appease, to assuage
- untenable
- not able to be defended
- dupe
- to trick, fool, deceive, cheat, or bilk
- debunk
- to expose the falseness or hypocrisy of something
- tempestuous
- turbulent, stormy
- admonish
- to caution, advise, or counsel against something
- bastion
- a fortification, a stronghold
- abstemious
- sparing, temperate
- mirth
- gladness and merriment usually accompanies by laughter
- callous
- hardened, insensitive, indifferent, unsympathetic
- solicitous
- worried, concerned
- larceny
- the act of stealing another's property