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Grade 11 Assurance Words

Grade 11 Assurance Words. approbation. ap·pro·ba·tion noun 1.approval; commendation. 2.official approval or sanction. 3. Obsolete. conclusive proof. expostulate. ex·pos·tu·late verb

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Grade 11 Assurance Words

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  1. Grade 11 Assurance Words

  2. approbation • ap·pro·ba·tion • noun • 1.approval; commendation. • 2.official approval or sanction. • 3.Obsolete. conclusive proof.

  3. expostulate • ex·pos·tu·late • verb • to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends to do or has done; remonstrate: His father expostulated with him about the evils of gambling.

  4. umbrage • um·brage • noun • 1. offense; annoyance; displeasure: to feel umbrage at a social snub; to give umbrage to someone; to take umbrage at someone's rudeness. • 2. the slightest indication or vaguest feeling of suspicion, doubt, hostility, or the like. • 3. leaves that afford shade, as the foliage of trees. • 4. shade or shadows, as cast by trees. • 5. a shadowy appearance or semblance of something.

  5. unctuous • unc·tu·ous • adjective • 1. characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, esp. in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug. • 2. of the nature of or characteristic of an unguent or ointment; oily; greasy. • 3. having an oily or soapy feel, as certain minerals.

  6. ameliorate • a·mel·io·rate • verb • to make or become better, more bearable, or more satisfactory; improve; meliorate.

  7. sangfroid • sang-froid • noun • coolness of mind; calmness; composure: They committed the robbery with complete sang-froid.

  8. seditious • se·di·tious • adjective • 1 of, or pertaining to, incitement of discontent or rebellion against a government: The speech given by the actor was considered to be seditious. • 2 given to or guilty of sedition: The seditious criminal spent his life in prison.

  9. expiate • ex·pi·ate • verb • to atone for; make amends or reparation for: to expiate one's crimes.

  10. sedulous • sed·u·lous • adjective • 1.diligent in application or attention; persevering; assiduous. • 2.persistently or carefully maintained: sedulous flattery.

  11. soporific • sop·o·rif·ic • adjective • 1.causing or tending to cause sleep. • 2.pertaining to or characterized by sleep or sleepiness; sleepy; drowsy. –noun • 3.something that causes sleep, as a medicine or drug.

  12. anomalous • a·nom·a·lous • adjective • 1. deviating from or inconsistent with the common order, form, or rule; irregular; abnormal: Advanced forms of life may be anomalous in the universe. • 2. not fitting into a common or familiar type, classification, or pattern; unusual: He held an anomalous position in the art world. • 3. incongruous or inconsistent

  13. punctilious • punc·til·i·ous • adjective • strict or exact in the observance of the formalities or amenities of conduct or actions.

  14. perfidy • per·fi·dy • noun, plural -dies. • 1. deliberate breach of faith or trust; faithlessness; treachery: perfidy that goes unpunished. • 2. an act or instance of faithlessness or treachery.

  15. expurgate • ex·pur·gate • verb • 1. to amend by removing words, passages, etc., deemed offensive or objectionable: Most children read an expurgated version of Grimms' fairy tales. • 2. to purge or cleanse of moral offensiveness.

  16. egregious • e·gre·gious • adjective 1.extraordinary in some bad way; glaring; flagrant: an egregious mistake; an egregious liar.

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