Paradise Lost Vocab List 4!!1

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Opprobrious

(adj.) Expressing scorn or criticism; abusive

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Dolorous

(adj.) Marked by grief or pain

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Purloin

(v.) To steathily steal

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Parsimonious

(adj.) Unwilling to use resources; stingy

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Abstruse

(adj.) Difficult to understand

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Gainsay

(v.) To deny; oppose

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Vitiate

(v.) To decrease the quality of

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Cavil

(v.) To pettily object

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Betide

(v.) To happen to

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Sapience

(adj.) Having immense wisdom and judgement

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What is balanced sentence?

Two or more clauses that are parallel in grammatical structure, length, and importance

<p>Two or more clauses that are parallel in grammatical structure, length, and importance</p>
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Ex sent w/cavil

Humans constantly cavilled towards God while God showed them constant graciousness.