Grades 9-10 (WVI 4)
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alacrity willing promptness.
discreet reserved and judicious, especially in talking about or otherwise revealing confidential matters; circumspect.
egotist a conceited person; braggart.
gaffe a crude social error; blunder; faux pas.
grandiloquence speech that is pretentious, pompous, or excessively mannered.
jubilation a feeling of great joy, pride, and happiness; exultation.
kindred a group of related people, such as a tribe or clan.
marquee a canopy or a covering like a roof over the entrance to a building. The marquee over a theater shows the title of the current play or film and sometimes the names of the actors.
mercurial volatile in temper; changeable; fickle.
nonpartisan not influenced or determined by the policies or interests of a political party.
piquant of food, having a deliciously sharp or spicy taste.
rabble1 a confused and uncontrolled crowd; disorderly mob.
reprove to criticize, usually mildly, for wrongdoing.
sobriety abstinence from alcohol; temperance.
succor help or relief given in time of need.