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Vocabulary 2. English III. cauterize. to burn or sear. embody. to represent in human form. ingratiate. to gain another’s favor by deliberate effort. inundate. to cover with water or to overwhelm. knotty. Complex; difficult to solve. nuance. Something subtle; a fine shade of meaning.
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Vocabulary 2 English III
cauterize • to burn or sear
embody • to represent in human form
ingratiate • to gain another’s favor by deliberate effort
inundate • to cover with water or to overwhelm
knotty • Complex; difficult to solve
nuance • Something subtle; a fine shade of meaning
plagiarism • Taking credit for someone else's writings or ideas
Renown • fame
Tangent • Straying from the main topic
locomotion • the power to move from place to place
tarry • to delay
depose • to remove from rule or power
mollify • to make less intense; to soothe
entreaty • to plea
procure • to get by special effort; to obtain