Vocab Week 13


revere - to regard with respect tinged with awe; venerate


vertigo - a dizzying sensation of tilting within stable surroundings or of being in tilting or spinning surroundings.
punitive - serving for, concerned with, or inflicting punishment
slander - defamation; calumny
squander - to spend or use (money, time, etc.) extravagantly or wastefully

panache - a grand or flamboyant manner; verve; style; flair
forlorn - desolate or dreary; unhappy or miserable, as in feeling, condition, or appearance
quell - to suppress; put an end to; extinguish
concision - concise quality; brevity; terseness
libel - law
defamation - the act of defaming; false or unjustified injury of the good reputation of another, as by slander or libel; calumny
misdirection - a wrong or incorrect direction, guidance, or instruction

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