English Vocabulary 3

Aegis

(n) Protection, support
Apprise

(v) to give notice to; inform
Bibulous (adj)

(adj) fond of or adicted to drinking

absorbent
claque

(n) a group of persons hired to applaude an act or performer
deracinate

(v) uproot; to pull up by the root
eleemosynary

(adj) pertaining to alms, charity, or charitable donation
indigenous

(adj)- originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country
lachrymose

(adj) suggestive of or tending to cause tears; tearful
lexicon

(n) the vocabulary of a particular language
melee

(n) hand-to-hand fight or stuggle among several people

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English Vocabulary 3

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English Vocabulary Week 3

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2010-09-09T18:12:19Z

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