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BEN and ME (Vocab.)
Definitions/Synonyms/Parts of Speech
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| manuscript, n. | writing done by hand (MAN=HAND); longhand |
| minute, adj. | (HOMOGRAPH) very small; Lilliputian |
| decipher, v. | figure out |
| manufacture, v. | create a product, formerly by hand (MAN=HAND) |
| intimacy, n. | warm familiar interpersonal relationship |
| lament, v./n. | to mourn or grieve for; regret; wail |
| patron, n. | someone who employs |
| vestry, n. | room in a church where clergymen's garments are kept |
| prosperous, adj. | thriving, flourishing, doing well |
| delirious, adj. | temporarily out of one's senses |
| pneumonia, n. | disease in which the lungs are inflamed |
| dormouse, n. | small squirrel-like rodent that sleeps all winter |
| Eureka, inter. | I have found it! (NOTE: This is California's motto.) |
| domicile, n. | home; place of permanent residence |
| hindrance, n. | obstacle; thing that holds back |
| succor, n./v. | help, aid |
| abide, v. | stay; dwell |
| bask, v. | warm oneself pleasantly |
| ingenious, adj. | clever; skillful |
| inclement, adj. | rough, stormy |
| doff, v. | take off, remove |
| barbarous, adj. | not civilized, savage |
| don, v. | put on (clothing, etc.) |
| disport, v. | amuse (oneself) |
| grampus, n. | whale |
| cur, n. | *worthless dog, MONGREL |
| avail, n./v. | use, benefit; help |
| ill-clad, adj. | poorly clothed |
| yokel, n. | *hillbilly, bumpkin, unsophisticated rustic |
| ludicrous, adj. | amusingly absurd, ridiculous |
| bedraggled, adj. | not neat, DISHEVELED |
| apparition, n. | ghost; something strange or unexpected coming into view; appearance |
| touch, v. | tug at the heartstrings |
| mill, v. | to move aimlessly |
| throng, n./v. | crowd |
| disseminate, v. | spread or scatter widely |
| catcall, n./v. | JEER, a shrill cry or whistle expressing disapproval |
| maxim, n. | ADAGE, PROVERB, statement of general truth |
| scurrilous, adj. | coarsely joking |
| perpetrate, v. | do or commit (crime, fraud, trick/HOAX) |
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