Pre-IB Eng 10: Vocab 17

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tonight on SNL: f. scotch fitzgerald

sardonic, nape, loiter, fitfully, striking, correspondence, overcast, temple, coincided, habitually

sardonic (adj)

bitterly sarcastic; purposely hurtful and mocking

nape (n)

back side of a neck, particularly in humans

loiter (v)

hang around aimlessly

fitfully (adv)

unrhytmically; intermittently; without consistency

striking (adj)

obviously noticeable; characterized by drawing visual attention

correspondence (n)

communication

overcast (adj)

gloomy; dreary; literally: cloudy

temple (n)

• a place of religious worship or extreme admiration

• the side of a head, especially the soft part next to the eyes, particularly in mammals

coincided (v)

occurred at the same time

habitually (adv)

routinely; regularly; often