vocab 11 9 & 10 - weebly
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Vocabulary
Lessons 9 & 10
machination
• an evil design or plan
• scheme; plot
pejorative
• insulting; having a negative effect
• disparaging; derogatory
harbinger
• an omen or sign
• warning; portent
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nubile
• suitable for marriage in age and physical development, referring to a female
sapient
• wise; full of knowledge
• sagacious
chimerical
• imaginary; fantastic
• absurd; illusionary
masochist
• someone who enjoys pain and suffering
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finesse
• diplomacy; tact; artful management
• skill; cunning
heterogeneous
• different; dissimilar
• diverse; varied
eclectic
• choosing from various sources
• diverse, mixed, varied, wide-ranging
grandiose
• impressive; showy magnificent
• stately; imposing
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raiment
• clothing or garments
blanch
• to whiten
• to make pale
hybrid
• anything of mixed origin
idiosyncrasy
• a peculiar personality trait
• eccentricity; quirk
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idolatry
• excessive or blind adoration
• worship of an object
adulterate
• to make impure; to contaminate
• taint; corrupt
emanate
• to come forth; to send forth
• rise; emerge
garish
• tastelessly gaudy
• showy; glaring; flashy
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immutable
• unchangeable; fixed
• enduring
diadem
• a crown
bucolic
• pertaining to the countryside; rural; rustic
• pastoral
redolent
• having a pleasant odor; suggestive or evocative
• aromatic
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impecunious
• without money; penniless
• destitute; indigent
sedition
• rebellion or resistance against the government
• treachery; disloyalty
defile
• to pollute
• to corrupt
gratuitous
• unnecessary or uncalled for
• excessive