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Vocabulary: Wordbook 8
vocab words
15
Language - English
11th Grade
09/09/2008

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Term
puerile
Definition
childish, juvenile, foolish
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buffet
Definition
to strike, hit, battter, beat, thrash
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trenchant
Definition
incisive, keen, effective (describes speech, thought or manner that penetrates or cuts to the heart of an issue)
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craven
Definition
someone who is fearful in the face of danger; coward
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detritus
Definition
debris
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didactic
Definition
instructive: someone that tries to teach too much or too often
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prevaricate
Definition
to lie
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incipient
Definition
beginning, commencing, initial
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pithy
Definition
concise, a statement both brief and full of substance so that it is particularly effective.
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rarefied
Definition
exalted, elevated. of interest to a small select group.
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sangfroid
Definition
composure, self-possession. used for the quality of great coolness and self-possession, esp under trying circumstances.
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succor
Definition
assistance, relief. also a verb.
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acerbity
Definition
sourness, acidity of taste or manner. used in sense of sourness of disposition, or sharpness of manner.
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bucolic
Definition
pastoral, rustic
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calumny
Definition
slander, detraction, defamation: the malicious telling of an untruth in order to hurt someone. also used about the false statement itself.
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