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Java Games: Flashcards, matching, concentration, and word search. |
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Vocab Week 36
January 6, 2010
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| genre | a certain form or style in painting or literature |
| candid | frank, open, honest |
| unsavory | disagreeable, offensive, morally bad |
| degrade | make contemptible, lower |
| venial | pardonable, forgivable |
| keep a stiff upper lip | keep up courage, stand up to trouble |
| epitome | person or thing that embodies or represents the best |
| dexterity | mental or physical skill |
| grotesque | strange, bizzare, fantastic |
| compassion | sympathetic feeling, kindness |
| repugnant | distasteful, repulsive |
| to throw the book at someone | to give the maximum punishment |
| acme | peak, pinnacle, zenith |
| copious | ample, abundant, plentiful |
| vehemently | violently, eagerly, passionately |
| depict | describe clearly, picture, portray |
| naive | unworldly, unsophisticated |
| terra firma | solid, firm land |
| perfidious | treacherous, false |
| covet | want, envy, wish |
| ingratiate | win confidence, charm |
| penury | poverty |
| ignominious | humiliating, disgraceful |
| in seventh heaven | the highest happiness or delight |
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