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Week 15 Vocabulary

Week 15 Vocabulary. The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Content Vocabulary. Adjective 1 . filled with or given to vainglory: a vainglorious actor. 2. characterized by, showing, or proceeding from vainglory: a vainglorious estimate of one's ability.

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Week 15 Vocabulary

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  1. Week 15 Vocabulary The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde Content Vocabulary

  2. Adjective • 1. filled with or given to vainglory: a vainglorious actor. • 2. characterized by, showing, or proceeding from vainglory: a vainglorious estimate of one's ability. • Synonyms: arrogant, cocky, conceited • Sentence: His vainglorious attitude annoyed the team, he always wanted to be the center of attention! Vainglorious

  3. Adjective • a characteristic, habit, mannerism, or the like, that is peculiar to an individual. • Synonyms: quirky, distinctive • Sentence: Her idiosyncratic habits concerned her mother, she always had to walk in her room backwards and do ten push-ups before going to bed. Idiosyncratic

  4. Adjective • 1. having many different parts, elements, forms, etc. • 2. numerous and varied; greatly diverse or manifold: multifarious activities. • Synonyms: assorted, manifold, numerous • Sentence: The students quailed at the multifarious elements of the research paper, they had to complete a rough draft of at least five pages, include secondary and primary sources, and complete an annotated bibliography in one week. Multifarious

  5. Noun • 1. an inhabitant; resident. • 2. a person who regularly frequents a place • Synonyms: inhabitant, citizen • Sentence: The denizens of the local restaurant were very territorial of their special booth. Denizens

  6. Noun • a natural inclination or tendency • Synonyms: capacity, disposition • Sentence: Ralph has the propensity to over exaggerate his stories, no one ever believes what he has to say. Propensity

  7. Adjective • 1. out of keeping or place; inappropriate; unbecoming: an incongruous effect; incongruous behavior. • 2. not harmonious in character; inconsonant; lacking harmony of parts • 3. inconsistent • Synonyms: contradictory, conflicting, discordant • Sentence: The actions of the religious sect were incongruous with their professed principles. Incongruous

  8. Verb • 1. to take out of the place of interment; exhume; unearth. • 2. to bring from obscurity into view. • Synonyms: expose • Sentence: : The actor's autobiography disinterred a past era. Disinterred

  9. Adjective • 1. domineering in a haughty manner; dictatorial; overbearing: an imperious manner; an imperious person. • 2. urgent; imperative: imperious need. • Synonyms: arrogant, tyrannical • Sentence: The King’s imperious command was very forthright, he made it clear that he wanted the servants to clean the palace immediately. Imperious

  10. Noun • 1. a soft, usually green, woolen or cotton fabric resembling felt, used chiefly for the tops of billiard tables. • 2. an article of this fabric or of a fabric resembling it. • Synonyms: None • Sentence: The pool table was covered with a dark green baize. Baize

  11. Noun • 1. a strong feeling of dislike, opposition, repugnance, or antipathy (usually fol. by to): a strong aversion to snakes and spiders. • 2. a cause or object of dislike; person or thing that causes antipathy • 3. Obsolete. the act of averting; a turning away or preventing. • Synonyms: dissatisfaction, abhorrence • Sentence: I have a strong aversion to snakes and bugs, I cringe at the sight of them. Aversion

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