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Revision List 7
11-11-2007
Question | Answer |
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cinder | charcoal; to spread cinders on a surface, as a road or sidewalk The highway department salted and cindered the icy roads. |
mortar | a receptacle of hard material, having a bowl-shaped cavity in which substances are reduced to powder with a pestle. |
pestle | a tool for pounding or grinding substances in a mortar. |
lectern | A stand that serves as a support for the notes or books of a speaker. |
conducive | tending to produce; conducing; contributive; helpful; favorable Good eating habits are conducive to good health. |
braid | to weave together strips or strands of; to braid the hair. |
offhand | without previous thought or preparation; extempore to decide offhand to take a trip. |
divest | to strip of clothing, ornament, etc. to sell out The corporation divested itself of its subsidiaries. |
indelible | making marks that cannot be erased, removed, or the like the indelible memories of war |
accentuate | to give emphasis or prominence to. |
consanguinity | close relationship, affinity or connection. |
fictive | fictitious; imaginary. Also pertaining to the creation of fiction |
allegory | a visible symbol representing an abstract idea; a short moral story |
milieu | surroundings, esp. of a social or cultural nature |
elucidate | to make lucid or clear; throw light upon; explain an explanation that elucidated his recent strange behavior. |
foible | a minor weakness or failing of character; slight flaw or defect |
tenuous | thin or slender in form. rare or rarefied. lacking in clarity; vague. of slight importance or significance; unsubstantial |
progenitor | a biologically related ancestor |
evasive | tending or seeking to evade; characterized by evasion; also elusive or evanescent. Also ambiguous, equivocal |
extenuate | to make seem less serious; also to underestimate or make light of Do not extenuate the difficulties we are in. |
gaffe | a social blunder; faux pas. |
artifice | trickery; guile; craftiness. |
ascendant | a position of dominance or controlling influence: possession of power With his rivals in the ascendant, he soon lost his position. |
corroborate | to make more certain; confirm He corroborated my account of the accident. |