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Week three vocabulary
8/25 - 8/27
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English
11th Grade
08/27/2014

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Term
austere
Definition
1.) severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.
2.) having no comforts or luxuries, harsh or ascetic.
3.) having an extremely plain and simple style or appearance; unadorned
Term
badger
Definition
to harass or urge persistently
Term
balm
Definition
1.) a fragrant ointment or preparation used to heal or soothe the skin.
2.) a tree that yields a fragrant resinous substance, typically one used in medicine
Term
beget
Definition
1.) when a man and a women bring a child into existence by the process of reproduction, to procreate or generate.
2.) give rise to; bring about
Term
beleaguer
Definition
1.) lay siege to
2.) beset with difficulties
Term
bereave
Definition
to be deprived of a loved one through a profound absence, especially due to the loved one's death
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beset
Definition
1.) trouble or threaten persistently.
2.) be covered or studded with. come at me bro
Term
blather
Definition
1.) talk long-winded without making very much sense.
2.) long-winded talk with no real substance.
Term
bleak
Definition
1.) lacking vegetation and exposed to the elements
2.) charmless and inhospitable; dreary.
3.) cold and miserable. (North Pole)
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