Weeks 9 & 10 Vocabulary

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Abrogate

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repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement)

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Bombastic

Back

high-sounding but with little meaning; inflated

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Credulous

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having or showing too great a readiness to believe things

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Denouement

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the final part of a play, movie, or narrative in which all of the strands of the plot are drawn together and matters are resolved

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Egregious

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outstandingly bad; shocking

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Elucidate

Back

make something clear; explain

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Hedonism

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the pursuit of pleasure

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Ineffable

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too great or extreme to be expressed or described in words

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Pedantic

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excessively concerned with minor details and rules

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Soporific

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tending to induce drowsiness or sleep