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Vocab 9-9-24
for Mr Kass English 10
Term | Definition |
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Valise | NOUN a small traveling bag or suitcase |
amiable | ADJ having or displaying a friendly and pleasant manner |
Gratuitous | ADJ uncalled for; lacking good reason; unwarranted: "gratuitous violence" or given or done free of charge: "solicitors provide a form of gratuitous legal advice" |
gabardine | NOUN a smooth, durable twill-woven cloth, typically of worsted or cotton. |
Calliope (cuh-lye-oh-pee) | NOUN a keyboard instrument resembling an organ but with the notes produced by steam whistles, used chiefly on showboats and in traveling fairs or (in mythology) the Muse of epic poetry |
contempt | NOUN the feeling that a person or a thing is beneath consideration, worthless, or deserving scorn or disregard for something that should be taken into account |
Impassive | ADJ not feeling or showing emotion |
Intone | VERB say or recite with little rise and fall of the pitch of the voice |
morose | ADJ sullen and ill-tempered (sulky) |
allusion | NOUN an expression designed to call something to mind without mentioning it explicitly; an indirect or passing reference or the practice of making such references, esp. as an artistic device |
Helter-skelter | ADJ & ADV in disorderly haste or confusion [as adj. ] "she had blamed her grogginess on a helter-skelter lifestyle" [as adv. ] "hurtling helter-skelter down the pavement." |
Scuttle | VERB run hurriedly or furtively with short quick steps |