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Vocabulary #18

Vocabulary #18. Acrimonious . . a ngry and bitter The conversation between Laura and Matt was acrimonious. Smugness . An often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or one’s achievements.

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Vocabulary #18

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  1. Vocabulary #18

  2. Acrimonious . • angry and bitter • The conversation between Laura and Matt was acrimonious.

  3. Smugness • An often unjustified feeling of being pleased with oneself or one’s achievements. • The player’s smugness about his accomplishments made him annoying to listen to. You almost wanted him to fail.

  4. Corroborate • To confirm or give support to a statement, theory, or finding; to back up. • The evidence did not corroborate her story.

  5. Irrelevant Unrelated, unimportant, or not relevant. His comment had nothing to do with the conversation, which made it irrelevant.

  6. Contort Twist or bend out of its normal shape; to distort My face contorted in pain.

  7. Constitute Made up. Composed of. Be a part of a whole. Lettuce, tomato and avocado constituted the salad.

  8. Serene Calm, peaceful, or unruffled. He had a serene smile that put the crowd at ease.

  9. Brevity • the use of few words to say something • the quality or fact of lasting only for a short period of time • The best quality a graduation speech can have is brevity.

  10. Elongated • unusually long in relation to its width • The creature had two sets of arms and an elongated face.

  11. Mundane • lacking interest or excitement; dull • Many people think that homework is mundane.

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