"Summer" Vocabulary
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- doleful
- adj. very sad or dreary; mournful; dismal
- pediment
- n. building decoration
- nettled
- aroused in sharp but transitory anger or annoyance
- condescension
- n. patronizing attitude or behaivor
- mollified
- v. soothed in temper
- languid
- adj. lacking energy
- swarthy
- adj. of a dark color, complexion, or cast
- unintelligible
- adj. not understandable
- zeal
- eager and ardent interest in persuing something
- furrowed
- adj. wrinkled
- commemorate
- v. to honor
- listless
- lack of interest
- drudgery
- n. uninspiring or menial labor
- desolate
- adj. joyless, disconsolate, sorrowful, barren, lifeless, deserted
- voluble
- adj. overly talkative
- accured
- Came as a direct result
- averse
- Having an active feeling of repugnance or distaste
- countenances
- facial expressions
- daguerreotypes
- early photographs
- didactic
- teacher-like
- idle
- lazy; not busy
- inarticulate
- incapable of being expressed by speech
- invoked
- called for earnestly
- languished
- became weak; suffered neglect
- litigation
- the act of engaging in legal proceedings
- parody
- poor or ridiculous imitation
- peremptory
- decisive and allowing no agrument
- pursuance
- the act of carrying out
- unwieldy
- not easily managed, handled, or used