Lesson 15 Vocab - PowerPoint Presentation

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Lesson 15 Vocab

STAE

Mr. PeroneSlide2

Abate

To reduce in intensity or

amount

To put an end toSlide3

Antecedent

Preceding a causeSlide4

Arid

Very dry

– like a desert.Slide5

Baneful

Harmful

DestructiveSlide6

Beleaguer

To harass (like a bully)Slide7

Contempt

Extreme dislike or distain

Scorn

BOO!Slide8

Cynical

Exhibiting mocking disbelief

Given to faultfinding, sneering, or

sarcasmSlide9

Dexterous

Demonstrating neat skill, especially with

the hands.Slide10

Dour

Sullen or gloomy – as in your mood.Slide11

Exalt

To glorify

To praise

To raise in rankSlide12

Felicitous

Happy or delightfulSlide13

Impeccable

Free from fault or blameSlide14

Imperturbable

To make extremely calm

Impassivity, assurance, and steadinessSlide15

Malleable

Capable of being shaped, influenced, or alterable

TractableSlide16

Mortify

To

humiliate

To wound prideTo

experience shameSlide17

Obdurate

Extremely stubborn

Unwilling to accept adviceSlide18

Platitude

Trite

remark

Banal (unoriginal) statementSlide19

Profligate

Recklessly extravagant use of resourcesSlide20

Pugnacious

Aggressive, attempting to fight.

Belligerent Slide21

Savory

AppetizingSlide22

Spurn

To reject or refuse with hostilitySlide23

Supercilious

Vain or arrogant

Haughty (taughty)Slide24

Trite

Overused

C

ommonplaceSlide25

Vociferous

Boisterous

Clamorous

(Suggests a passionate outcry)Slide26

Vulgarity

Something offensive to good taste and refinement

@#$^% @ $@# ^*@#$Slide27

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