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English 9 Vocabulary Unit 1 0809

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acclaimpraise, approval; to salute; to hail SYN: praise, compliments
amassto collect, to gather, to accumulate SYN: stockpile, accrue
anarchistone who believes in the absence of law or government SYN: rebel, revolutionary
Banterto speak in a witty or teasing manner SYN: joke, repartee
Blithelighthearted, joyous, glad, cheerful, free of spirit SYN: merry, amiable
cacophonousharsh sounding, having dissonance SYN: harsh, jarring
complacencythe state of being self-satisfied SYN: satisfaction, contentment
elicitto bring out a response, to evoke SYN: draw out, extract
incessantuninterrupted SYN: nonstop, ceaseless
jollitymerriment, state of being jolly SYN: hilarity, fun
kindleto start a fire, to stir up SYN: rouse, awaken
parsimonystinginess, frugality, excessive economy SYN: prudence, thrifty
pliableeasily manipulated or able to be bent freely without breaking SYN: flexible, pliant
quellto quiet or put down a disturbance SYN: suppress, quash
rectifyto set right or to correct SYN: remedy
rueto be sorry for, to regret SYN: lament
sluggarda person who is lazy SYN: lazy
stealthyacting in a secret and sneaky way SYN: sly, cautious
succinctbrief, compact SYN: concise, terse
voluminousmarked by great volume or size SYN: ample, large


English Teacher
Deep Run High School
Glen Allen, VA

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