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11 th Grade Vocabulary Week 8

11 th Grade Vocabulary Week 8. deride: v. to ridicule; to mock syn: scorn ant: praise 2. censure: v. to criticize sharply syn: condemn; reproach ant: praise; applaud 3. gambol: v. to frolic; to romp about playfully syn: play; caper; rollick.

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11 th Grade Vocabulary Week 8

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  1. 11th Grade Vocabulary Week 8 • deride: v. to ridicule; to mock syn: scorn ant: praise 2. censure: v. to criticize sharply syn: condemn; reproach ant: praise; applaud 3. gambol: v. to frolic; to romp about playfully syn: play; caper; rollick

  2. 4. immolate: v. to kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire 5. recondite: adj. difficult to understand; profound 6. martinet: n. a strict disciplinarian; taskmaster

  3. 7. quagmire: n. a swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation 8. gibe: v. to scoff; to ridicule syn: jeer; taunt; sneer ant: compliment; praise 9. agape: adj. open-mouthed; surprised; agog syn: astonished

  4. 10. carcinogen: n. causing cancer 11. olfactory: adj. pertaining to smell 12. imperious: adj. domineering; haughty syn: overbearing; arrogant; masterful ant: servile; submissive

  5. 13. grotesque: adj. absurd; distorted 14. neologism: n. a new word or expression syn: coinage 15. hackneyed: adj. commonplace; overused syn: trite; banal ant: fresh; imaginative

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