pettet 7-9
9th grade english wordly wise.
Terms
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- deem
- to think, consider of beleive
- injunction
- an order or command
- ingrate
- an ungrateful person
- motif
- a theme or idea
- quandary
- A doubtful state, not sure what to do
- raucous
- rough, and unpleasant to the ear
- subsidize
- to give financial aid
- facet
- the flat surfaces on a stone made from cutting
- affront
- to insult or offend deliberately
- appraise
- to estimate the value of
- depreciate
- become less in value
- erudite
- having extensive knowledge
- fateful
- having significant concequences
- cleave
- split in two, or cling to
- crusade
- a struggle for a cause
- nondescript
- Hard to describe, because lack of distinct qualities
- exorbitant
- exceeding normal bounds
- divulge
- to reveal, make something known
- tacit
- expressed without words, implied
- demeanor
- behavior
- belittle
- to present or speak of as
- avocation
- an activity pursued for pleasure, hobby
- militant
- ready to fight for a cause
- induct
- to install in office
- amorous
- expressing love or the state of being in love
- sumptuous
- splendid, costly
- lapse
- to fall from a certain lever , a slip
- voluble
- talkative, loud
- transmute
- to change the form or appearance of
- facsimile
- an exact copy
- censure
- to blame or to find fault with
- moribund
- in a dying state
- antiquity
- ancient world, before middle ages
- scrutinize
- to examine carefully
- allure
- the power to attract or charm
- pariah
- a social outcast
- prodigy
- a peson who is talented at a young age
- protégé
- someone taught by a person of experience or influence
- definitive
- conclusive, a final answer
- repose
- to lie at rest
- expostulate
- to give disaproval
- adroit
- clever at dealing with difficult situations
- scintillate
- to flash or sparkle
- impervious
- incapable of being penetrated
- synthetic
- not naturally produced