Wednesday, November 2, 2011

Vocabulary

Caste- noun- a group or images of people of the same opposition

Precipice- Noun- A very steep rock face or cliff.


3) Ruminating: Verb: Thinking about something.

4) Adage: Noun: A proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.

5) Magnanimity: Noun. The quality of being very generous.

6) Axiomatic: Adjective: self-evident.

7) Ignominy: Noun: Public shame or disgrace: The child's ignominy made him not want to enter public places.

8) Mollified: Verb: Appease the anger or anxiety of someone. The hitman killing the correct person mollified Jade.

9) Intrinsically: Adjective: Belonging naturally essential. Bernard Marx was feeling intrinsically out of place.

10) Cajolery: Noun The act of persuading someone to do something. The child's cajolery from his sister calmed him.

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