English 12 Vocabulary Unit 5

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bucolic - (adj) charmingly rural

The Passionate Shepherd to His Loveby

Christopher MarloweCome live with me and be my Love, And we will all the pleasures prove

That hills and valleys, dale and field, And all the craggy mountains yield.

There will we sit upon the rocks And see the shepherds feed their flocks,

By shallow rivers, to whose falls Melodious birds sing madrigals.

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pretentious - (adj) having or creating a deceptive outer appearance of great worth; ostentatious

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gullible - (adj) easily deceived

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convivial - friendly, agreeable; festive

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discreet - (adj) sneaky; unnoticed

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discrete - (adj) unconnected; separate; distinct

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fabricate - (verb) to fake or lie; to build

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gesticulate - (verb) to make gestures when speaking

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laud - (verb) to praise; to applaud

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belabor - (verb) to go over repeatedly to an absurd extent

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