Just a reminder that blocks A, C and F will take the test on Thursday. Block E will take the test on Wednesday. Here are the vocabulary words.
capricious - erratic
bawdy – indecent, lewd
sanctity – saintliness or holiness
verity – truth, reality
traverse – to extend over, through, or across
covetous - wrongly desirous of wealth
irksome – annoying, tiresome
peevish – cross, querulous, fretful
abominable – detestable, loathsome
censure - strong or vehement expression of disapproval
emulation - imitation
rumination- to meditate or muse
wooed - to seek favor, affection, or love
slander - to utter slander against; defame
orator – public speaker
clamorous – vigorous in demands
boisterous – rough and noisy
contrive – to devise, invent, plot
heathen – an irreligious, uncultured or uncivilized person
rhetoric - the undue use of exaggeration or display
faction – a group of people inside a political party
wrath - anger
rudiments - undeveloped or imperfect form of something
sententious – expressing much in a few words
accord - to be in agreement or harmony
shrewd – cunning, clever
rustic – simple, country, unsophisticated
revelry – noisy merrymaking
wrangling – arguing, haggling
victual – food supplies
insinuate – to suggest or hint slyly
simpering – smiling in a silly, self-conscious manner
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