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English Lesson 22
Term | Definition |
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alienate | to take away interest or affection |
banish | to get rid of |
dissension | dissagreement |
edible | fit to eat; safe to eat |
implore | to ask a lot |
lackadaisical | showing lack of interest or spirit; lifeless and uninterested |
optional | left to one's choice; not required or automatic |
painstaking | requiring or using great effort or care |
plumage | all of a bird's feathers together |
reprimand | a sharp scolding or criticism, especially by a person in authority; to scold |
scanty | small in quantity or amount; not enough or barely enough |
sinister | suggesting harm, evil, or misfortune; threatening |
transaction | the act of carrying on business; an individual piece of agreement |
unscathed | in no way harmed or injured; unhurt |
upstanding | honest and respectable in character and behavior; honorable |