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Vocabulary 8- English III
Brianna Ickom
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Language - English
11th Grade
02/10/2016

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Term

betrothed

adjective.

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Definition

adj. Engaged to be married 

n. A person to whom one is engaged to be married

 

He introduced me to his BETROTHED and I was surprised because they were too young to get married.

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blasphemy

noun. 

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Definition

n. An act or statement that shows disrespect or irreverence toward something considered sacred

 

The angry woman cursed and spoke much BLASPHEMY, a sacrilegious sign that she must have been a witch.

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cadence

noun.

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Definition

n. A rhythm marked by a regular beat; The rising and falling of the voice in human speech

 

 

Everyone loved the new song because the CADENCE was so upbeat you could tap you foot to it.

Term

canon 

noun.

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Definition

n. A rule or principle that provides the norm for judgment; The works of a writer accepted as authentic

 

CANON law is a set of rules from a church which the congregation and clergy must abide by or they are no longer welcome.

Term

denounement 

noun

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Definition

n. The outcome of a series of events; The final resolution following the climax of the plot of a work of drama or fiction. 

 

 

After reading most of the book to find out who the murderer was, the DENOUEMENT showed that it was the butler the whole time.

Term

edict 

noun

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Definition

n. A statement or command having the force of law

 

The EDICT given for the new school year was no drinks during class ever, punishable by detention.

Term

enamor 

verb

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Definition

v. to inspire with love; to captivate

 

She was trying to ENAMOR the man of her dreams into falling in love with her by winking at him but he just thought she had something in her eye.

 

 

Term

insensate

adjective. 

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Definition

adj.Lacking sensation or awareness; Lacking sense or ability to reason; Brutal; lacking feeling

 

He turned into the Hulk and his INSENSATE rage made everyone in the room uncomfortable.

Term

renegade 

noun. 

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Definition

n. A person who deserts one group or cause for another; a traitor; A person who rejects lawful behavior

 

She was branded as a(n) RENEGADE just because she disagreed with the anti-abolishment movement, but nowadays we would view her as a patriot.

Term

soliloquy

noun.

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Definition

n. A speech in which a character’s thoughts are given verbal expression

 

In the play Romeo and Juliet, Juliet performed a SOLILOQUY on the balcony. Today we call it talking to ourselves.

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stricture

noun. 

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Definition

n. A strong criticism;Anything that restricts or limits 

 

They put a(n) STRICTURE on the escaped criminal because it would stop him from running again.

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