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Juniors - Week 8
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Dispel | v. To drive away; to dissipate |
Disperse | v. To scatter in various directions; distribute widely |
Dissolution | n. The breaking up into parts; termination of a legal bond or contract |
Divine | v. To foretell a prophecy; to infer, to guess |
Docile | adj. Easily taught or controlled; obedient, easy to handle |
Doldrums | n. A period or condition of depression or inactivity; a part of the ocean near the equator abounding in calms and squalls |
Domain | n.A territory over which one rules, has influence or powers |
Dormant | adj. Asleep or inactive |
Draconian | adj. Hard, severe, cruel |
Dromedary | n. A one humped domesticated camel |
Dulcet | adj Melodious, soft, soothing; pleasing to the ear |
Duress | n.Hardship, restraint, confinement |
Edifice | n. A building, especially one of imposing appearance or size |
Efface | v. To rub away |
Egalitarian | adj. Advocating the doctrine of equal rights for all citizens |
Euphemism | Is a polite word or phrase used in place of an offensive word or phrase |
Hyperbole | Uses exaggeration to provide strong emotion to create humor or to make a point. Example: I’m so hungry I could eat a horse. |