LA10 Unit 12 Vocab Definitions

abjure

• reject, avoid, shun

• very proud or happy

• at rest

• cutting deeply, quickly

acrid

• to ponder

• sharp, harsh taste or smell

• firmly established

• chew the cud

august

• to suppress

• not relevant

• a month in summer

• inspiring awe & admiration

callous

• regret or remorse

• insensitive, hardened, unfeeling

• long-standing habit

• nasty skin on your feet

clandestine

• done in secret

• regret or remorse

• at rest

• clear-cut, defined

compunction

• to avoid or shun

• not relevant

• regret, remorse for doing something wrong

• a settled, long-standing habit

conflagration

• stinging or bitter

• meditate on

• a large, destructive fire

• waving your flag

elated

• very proud, happy; in high spirits

• not able to erase, remove

• stinging or bitter

• firmly established

indelible

• happens at night

• not relevant

• completely wiped out

• not able to remove or erase

indulgent

• giving in to the wishes of someone

• firmly established

• Rocky Road Ice Cream

• common or flat remark