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Restoration Vocabulary ("A Modest Proposal")
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| alms | (n.), money, food, or other donations given to the poor or needy |
| animosity | (n.), a strong feeling of dislike or ill will that tends to display itself in action |
| censure | (n.), a strong or vehement expression of disapproval |
| collateral | (n.), a security pledged to ensure repayment of a loan |
| deference | (n.), respectful or courteous regard; yielding to the wishes of another |
| deplorable | (adj.), lamentable; worthy of censure or reproach |
| eminent | (adj.), high in station, rank, or repute; distinguished; prominent |
| emulate | (v.), to try to equal or excel; to imitate with effort to equal or excel |
| grievance | (n.), a complaint or resentment, as against an unjust or unfair act |
| importune | (v.), to demand with urgency or persistence |
| procure | (v.), to obtain by care, effort, or the use of special means |
| prodigious | (adj.), extraordinary in size, amount, extent, degree, force, etc. |
| raiment | (n.), clothing; apparel; attire |
| rudiments | (pl. n.), the elements or first principles of a subject; the very beginning of something |
| scrupulous | (adj.), having or showing a strict regard for what one considers right; principled |
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AP English Literature & Composition, AP English Language & Composition, Writing Center |
Lincoln-Way West High School |
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