Pre-IB Eng 10: Vocab 18

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discreet, defiantly, sedate, wistfulness, ambiguous, remonstrated, mortal, sacrilege, peevishness, reproach

discreet (adj)

careful to go unnoticed; done with discretion; informally: quiet; secretive

defiantly (adv)

with intention to reject authority; with intention to show disrespect

sedate (v)

to calm; to anesthetize

wistfulness (n)

a longing (usually tinged in sadness) for the past; a deep desire to revisit another point in time

ambiguous (adj)

unclear; able to be interpreted in multiple ways

remonstrated (v)

scolded; criticized; protested

mortal (adj)

characterized by eventual death; related to or characterized by causing death

sacrilege (n)

a belief that goes against what others hold as sacred or in high regard; disrespect shown to a deeply respected person, place, thing, or idea

peevishness (n)

irritability; grumpiness; especially somber state

reproach (n)

critical comment; scolding comment

OR

a state of being worthy of criticism