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English 2 vocab 1
Term | Definition |
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para | beside |
path | feeling |
simul | false |
in | not |
fy | make |
sanct | holy |
kin | motion |
voc | voice |
corp | body |
crypt | hidden |
paragon | a model or pattern of excellence |
antipathy | an acute dislike or hatred of someone or something else |
insidious | intending to entrap, or beguile |
dissemble | to give a false or misleading appearance; conceal the truth |
commidify | to make commercial; to turn into an article of trade or commerce |
sanctimonious | a show of religious devotion or piety that is normally false |
kinesiology | the science of the movement of the human body |
vociferous | extremely loud or noisy |
corpulent | having a large, stout body; fat |
cryptic | having a hidden or mysterious meaning |
parcel | a wrapped container |
shilling | a monetary unit formerly used in great britian |
bustle | move or cause to move energetically or busily |
spendthrift | someone who spends money wastefully or excessively |
gilt | having the deep slightly brownish color of gold |
plucky | marked by courage or determination in the face of difficulties or danger |
incredulous | not able or willing to believe; unbelieving |
barrister | a british lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law |
unsavory | morally offensive |
broach | bring up a topic of discussion |