Week 9 Quarter 3

Bell RingersSurvey of Literature

Monday, March 31

defer(verb)To put off or delay

Deferment (noun)

The act of postponing

deference (noun)

Courteous respect

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Tuesday, April 1

fester (verb)To infect, inflame, or corrupt

festered (verb)Something that that has been

infected or inflamed

festering (noun)

Something that is infected or inflamed

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Wednesday, April 2

eccentric(noun)a person who has an unusual,

peculiar, or odd personality, set of beliefs, or behavior pattern.

eccentricity (adjective)

queerness, strangeness, oddness, freakishness

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Thursday, April 3

degrade(verb)to lower in character or quality;

debase.

degrader (noun)

Someone who lowers the character or quality of another

degradation (noun)

The state or act of being degraded

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Friday, April 4

tumult (noun)violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob;

uproartumultuous (adj)

highly agitated, as the mind or emotions; distraught; turbulent.

tumultuously (adv)

a manner that is distraught or turbulent

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