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Jake Re-invented Vocabulary

Jake Re-invented Vocabulary. English II. Chapter 1. Gullible (adj):easily duped or cheated Retreated (v): to draw back or lean back Languid (adj): drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion; weak. Chapter 2. Plummet (v): to drop or fall sharply Bewilder (v): to confuse

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Jake Re-invented Vocabulary

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  1. Jake Re-invented Vocabulary English II

  2. Chapter 1 • Gullible (adj):easily duped or cheated • Retreated (v): to draw back or lean back • Languid (adj): drooping or flagging from or as if from exhaustion; weak

  3. Chapter 2 • Plummet (v): to drop or fall sharply • Bewilder (v): to confuse • Obscure (adj): not clearly seen or understood

  4. Chapter 3 • Indelible (adj): impossible to remove, permanent • Render (v):to make or cause to become • Miffed (adj): put in a bad mood, annoyed or offended

  5. Chapter 4 • Bellow (n):roar, loud animal cry • Chide (v): to scold • Secluded (adj): kept away from sight or activity

  6. Chapters 5&6 • Console (v): to soothe the grief, comfort • Strewn (v): spread by scattering • Retort (v):to answer back sharply

  7. Chapter 7 • Accost (v): to approach and speak aggressively • Vacate (v): to make empty or unoccupied • Tentative (adj): not fully worked out or developed, uncertain

  8. Chapter 8 • Coup d’ etat (n): sudden overthrow of government or power • Serene (adj): quiet, calm • Charade (n): a deceiving act

  9. Chapter 9 • Improbable (adj): not probable; unlikely to be true or to happen • Defacto: Latin word meaning “of the fact” or “in practice” • Gyrate (v): to move in a circle or spiral, or around a fixed point; whirl.

  10. Chapter 10 • Stoic (n): one who suffers without complaining • Rhetoric (n): the art of speaking and writing effectively • Vehemently (adj): with great force

  11. Quick Reminders • Make sure you copied EVERYTHING down correctly! • It is YOUR responsibility to keep up with your homework and study these words • Spelling counts in life and especially in writing! Good Luck

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