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ibboberto April 27 2004, 04:41:38 UTC
Robert Bashouri
Mrs. Del Piano
Pd. 2
Vocab

blazon: To adorn or embellish with or as if with a coat of arms
confer: To bestow (an honor, for example)
feign: To imitate so as to deceive.
bravado: A disposition toward showy defiance or false expressions of courage.
colloquy: A conversation, especially a formal one.
expatriate: To remove (oneself) from residence in one's native land.
adroit: Skillful and adept under pressing conditions.
choleric: Easily angered; bad-tempered.
allay: To reduce the intensity of; relieve
dirges: A mournful or elegiac poem or other literary work.

The army blazoned their weapons as strong and powerful.
The soldier had a medal conferred upon him.
The enemy feigned his opponent’s actions.
Their supposed courage was but bravado.
The boss engaged in colloquy with his employees.
The explorers expatriated the Natives.
The worker had a strong sense of adroit.
The student was very choleric when it came to annoying teachers.
The player’s injuries were allayed with pain.
The family read a dirges at their son’s funeral.

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