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English
8th Grade
09/26/2013

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Term
avid
Definition

adjective

having a strong desire for to the point of greed

 

 

eager or enthuastic

Term
brusque
Definition

adjective

abrubt in manner or speech

 

 

noun

Term
concise
Definition

adjective

short and to the point

Term
demean
Definition

verb

to cause a lowering in self esteem 

 

adjective 

degrading

Term
despicable
Definition

adjective

deserving contempt or scorn

Term
emulate
Definition

verb

to try to equal, to imitate

Term
evoke
Definition

verb

to call forth, to produce

 

 

to bring to mind often by suggestion

Term
excurciating
Definition

adjective

very painful

Term
inaugurate
Definition

verb

to install into office with a formal ceremony

 

to begin offically or mark the opening of

 

inaguration

noun

the act of installing in office

Term
prevade
Definition

verb

to spread throughout

 

adjective

spreading throughout

Term
proprietor
Definition

noun

the owner of a store or other buisness

Term
pseudonym
Definition

noun 

a fictionous name used by an author, a pen name

Term
rebuff
Definition

verb

to reject bluntly

 

to drive back

 

 

noun 

a blunt reaction

 

an abrubt setback in progress

Term
resillient
Definition

adjective

capable of recovering quickely from misfortune

 

returning quickely to an original shape or condition

 

 

noun 

the ability to recover

 

the ability to spring back

Term
turbulent
Definition

adjective

chaotic, unruly

 

stormy, tempestuous

 

 

noun 

great disturbance or agitation

 

rapid changes in wind and speed and direction in the atmosphere

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