Vocabulary lesson 6-8 OF VENGEANCE (7th grade adv [Mrs.Raimont])

Jose B.
THE VOCABULARY WORDS OF VENGEANCE AND JUICE BOXES!!!!
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  1. accolade
    a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
    Jack and Jill got an accolade for the best lemonade.
  2. myriad
    a large indefinite number
    There was a myriad amount of hot dogs at the fair.
  3. caucus
    meet to select a candidate or promote a policy
    Some delegates to political conventions are selected in caucuses, while others are appointed.
  4. grandiloquent
    lofty in style
  5. demonic
    extremely evil or cruel
  6. dromedary
    a camel with a single hump
  7. noxious
    injurious to physical or mental health
  8. proficient
    having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude
  9. atrophy
    any weakening or degeneration
  10. harangue
    a loud bombastic declamation expressed with strong emotion
  11. catapult
    a plaything used to propel small stones
  12. alienate
    arouse hostility or indifference in
  13. beget
    have children
  14. muster
    summon up, call forth, or bring together
  15. glutton
    a person who is devoted to eating and drinking to excess
  16. curtail
    terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end
    Cut
  17. mode
    how something is done or how it happens
  18. craven
    an abject coward
    Adj
  19. paranoia
    a mental disorder characterized by delusions of persecution
  20. facilitate
    make easier
  21. scrutinize
    examine carefully for accuracy
  22. obtuse
    lacking in insight or discernment
  23. fjord
    a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs
  24. martyr
    one who suffers for the sake of principle
  25. congenial
    suitable to your needs
    Agreeable
  26. aspire
    have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal
  27. citadel
    a stronghold for shelter during a battle
    CASTLE FIT FOR A KING!
  28. blather
    talk foolishly
  29. doldrums
    a state of inactivity
  30. consensus
    agreement in the judgment reached by a group as a whole
Created on Mon Dec 17 12:42:42 EST 2012 (updated Tue Jan 15 12:49:51 EST 2013)

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