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Vocabulary II

Vocabulary II. Your test will be on:. Words from the literature:. 1 . loathsome- arousing hatred 2 . mitigation- moderation; softening 3 . Calumny- a false and malicious statement designed to injure the reputation of someone or something

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Vocabulary II

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  1. Vocabulary II Your test will be on:

  2. Words from the literature: 1. loathsome- arousing hatred 2. mitigation- moderation; softening 3. Calumny- afalseandmaliciousstatementdesigned to injurethereputation of someone or something 4. licentious- disregarding rules, immoral, lawless 5. Rankle- to continue to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment within the mind; fester; be painful

  3. 6. Sniveling- to weep or cry with sniffling 7. Predilection- a tendency to think favorably of something in particular; partiality; preference. Ex: Ms. Chambers has a predilection for Duke over North Carolina. 8. Iniquity- Gross injustice or wickedness 9. Conjure- to affect or influence by or as if by invocation or spell 10. Callous- insensitive; indifferent; unsympathetic

  4. SAT Words: 11. Mollify- to pacify, soothe, or appease 12.Pacify- to calm, to make peaceful, to restore to a tranquil state 13.Amiable- friendly, kind 14. Convivial- sociable, outgoing in a festive way, fond of good company

  5. 15. Animosity- hatred; ill will 16. Cantankerous- bad tempered or irritable, quarrelsome 17. Antagonism- hatred or hostility 18. Contentious-quarrelsome; belligerent

  6. 19. Benevolent- giving freely and easily to others; charitable; kind 20. Altruistic- showing an unselfish concern for others

  7. Literary Terms 21. Allegory- 22. Conceit- an elaborate metaphor or other figure of speech that compares two things that are extremely different from each other.

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