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Word List #14

Word List #14. Your Subtitle Here. 1. Anneal : to toughen by heating and cooling. “The blacksmith annealed the metal before pounding it into shape.”. 2. Chiaroscuro : pictorial use of light and shade. “The artist used chiaroscuro in his outline of the city.”.

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Word List #14

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  1. Word List #14 Your Subtitle Here

  2. 1. Anneal: to toughen by heating and cooling • “The blacksmith annealed the metal before pounding it into shape.”

  3. 2. Chiaroscuro: pictorial use of light and shade • “The artist used chiaroscuro in his outline of the city.”

  4. 3. Crescendo: with increasing loudness; peak of intensity • “The song reached a crescendo before crashing to an end.”

  5. 4. Dory: flat-bottomed boat • The fishermen moved to the center of the lake in a small motorizeddory.

  6. 5. Garrote: execute by strangling • “In a fit of rage, Giles Corey attempted to garrote Mr. Putnam in the courtroom.”

  7. 6. Ingratiate: to win favor for • “The servant ingratiated himself by bowing to his master.”

  8. 7. Junto: Group of political plotters • “The hijackers from 9/11 were a junto with terrorist motives.”

  9. 8. Levy: 1. impose; wage; 2. conscription • “The US leviedwar against Iraq in response • to the 9/11 attacks.” • “Troops were last levied into service • during the Vietnam War.”

  10. 9. Nadir: lowest point • “My parents’ divorce was the nadir of my life.”

  11. 10. Nihilism: rejection of all established beliefs • “The characters in Fight Club exhibit nihilistic beliefs.”

  12. 11. Permeate: spread through • Attitudes, whether positive or negative, are contagious. They will permeate throughout a group.”

  13. 12. Prelate: high dignitary • “Prelates from the warring nations held peace talks.”

  14. 13. Redundant: not needed • “Sentences with double negatives have redundant words.” • You shouldn’t never use them.

  15. 14. Sanguine: 1. cheerful; 2. ruddy • “The happy child had a sanguine personality.” • “The cold weather gives me a sanguine complexion.”

  16. 15. Splenetic: Easily irritated • “When I’m stressed, I quickly become splenetic.”

  17. 16. Tautology: needless repetition of ideas • “When I run out of ideas in my essay, it becomes a tautology.”

  18. 17. Unmitigated: Absolute • “The tornado’s unmitigated destruction devastated the town.”

  19. Assignment • Show mastery of each vocabulary word by writing a sentence that demonstrates its meaning. • Underline the vocabulary word in the sentence. • Skip lines between sentences.

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