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propensity
def: a tendency
syn: inclination; predisposition; penchant
condescending
def: displaying superiority; patronizing
syn: denigrating; degrading
compunction
def: an uneasiness caused by guilt; a qualm
syn: regret
sepulcher
def: a tomb or burial chamber
syn: crypt; catacomb; mausoleum
bellicose
def: warlike in manner; inclined to fight
syn: pugnacious; belligerent; hostile
pullchritude
def: physical beauty
syn: loveliness; allure
wizened
def: shriveled or withered from age or illness
syn: shrunken; gnarled
rhapsodize
def: to express onself enthusiastically
syn: rave; enthuse
physiognomy
def: facial features
syn: countenance; visage
voluble
def: talkative
syn: garrulous; fluent
revel
def: to enjoy; to take pleasure in
syn: bask; delight; indulge
umbrage
def: feeling of offense; resentment
syn: displeasure; ire; anger
epiphany
def: a revelation; a sudden knowledge or insight
assiduous
def: diligent; persistent
syn: persevering; industrious
panacea
def: a cure-all; a remedy for all diseases
syn: elixir; nostrum
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Lesson Twelve Vocab
Description
English IV Literature Lesson Twelve Vocabulary for Mr. Flanagan
Updated
2010-05-24T21:00:07Z
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