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Vocabulary Words for this Week: List Twelve
1.
abase (v.) to lower in esteem, degrade or humiliate.
2.
avert (v.) to turn aside from, turn away from.
3.
boorish (adj.) Rude, unrefined, clumsy
4.
brunt (n.) The main impact, force, or burden.
5.
dormant (adj.) Inactive; in a state of suspension; sometimes, sleeping.
6.
dubious (adj.) causing uncertainty or suspicion; causes question.
7.
impenitent (adj.) Not feeling remorse or sorrow for errors or offenses.
8.
knave (n.) a tricky, deceitful, or unprincipled person.
9.
protract (v.) To make longer in time or space.
10. spurn (v.) To refuse with scorn or disdain; to refuse rudely and with meanness.
Fill in the blank with the most appropriate word from your vocabulary list:
1. Most plants and flowers are fairly ______________________ until springtime.
2. She chose to ______________________ her insecure friend, rather than compliment
her.
3. Even though he has made so many mistakes and errors, he is still very
________________________ !
4. When the teacher asked him to do his work, he __________________(ed).
5. Most Vikings were considered to be _____________________ with their table
manners.
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