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Wordly Wise Vocab List 18

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acclaimto praise strongly or applaud loudly
acclaimstrong praise or loud applause; approval
bigotone who is not tolerant of those people who are different in some way; a prejudiced person
covetto have a strong and envious desire for, especially for something belonging to another
deceaseddead
deceased(with the) One who has died recently
formidablecausing fear or apprehension
formidabledifficult
ghettoa section of a city occupied by a minority group of people, usually because of poverty or social pressure
momentousvery important
oppressto weight down with worry
oppressto keep down by severe and unjust use of force
overwhelmto defeat utterly and completely
overwhelmto deeply affect the mind or emotions of
overwhelmto upset; to turn over
perceiveto become aware of through the senses, especially the sense of sight
perceiveto take in information through the mind
premierethe first performance of a play, film, etc
spurnto refuse in a scornful way
staunchfaithful; true; strong
themea dominant idea, as in art, literature, or music; a topic or subject of
themea short essay on a single subject
themea series of musical notes on which variations are made; a melody that is associated with a film or television show



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