Vocab Lesson 8

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fervor

intense and passionate feeling

<p>intense and passionate feeling</p>
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compendium

summary

<p>summary</p>
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mollification

Appeasement

<p>Appeasement</p>
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gravity

seriousness

<p>seriousness</p>
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docile

easily taught; submissive to instruction

<p>easily taught; submissive to instruction</p>
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longshoreman

a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port

<p>a laborer who loads and unloads vessels in a port</p>
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impending

about to happen, hanging over in a menacing way

<p>about to happen, hanging over in a menacing way</p>
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solemn

serious; grave

<p>serious; grave</p>
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emollient

softener

<p>softener</p>
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apathetic

indifferent

<p>indifferent</p>
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suggestive

tending to suggest or imply

<p>tending to suggest or imply</p>
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paternity

the state of being a father

<p>the state of being a father</p>
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recompense

payment; compensation

<p>payment; compensation</p>
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belligerent

(adj.) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n.) one at war, one engaged in war

<p>(adj.) given to fighting, warlike; combative, aggressive; (n.) one at war, one engaged in war</p>
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congeries

miscellaneous collection

<p>miscellaneous collection</p>
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manslaughter

killing another person without intending to do so.

<p>killing another person without intending to do so.</p>
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ignoramus

ignorant, stupid person; dunce; dolt; dullard; nincompoop

<p>ignorant, stupid person; dunce; dolt; dullard; nincompoop</p>
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augmentation

the action or process of making or becoming greater in size or amount

<p>the action or process of making or becoming greater in size or amount</p>
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indecent

improper behavior

<p>improper behavior</p>
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patron

Financial supporter of the arts

<p>Financial supporter of the arts</p>
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irascible

easily angered, irritable

<p>easily angered, irritable</p>
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sedative

tending to calm or soothe; a calming drug or agent

<p>tending to calm or soothe; a calming drug or agent</p>