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Chapter 5 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Inscrutable | mysterious |
Uncongenial | disagreeable; unpleasant; unfriendly;incompatible |
Inquisitorial | prying; scrutinizing |
Ingenuity | skillful in design |
Progenitors | ancestors; forefathers |
Emolument | fee, salary, or profit |
Commiserations | pity; sympathy |
Requited | rewarded |
Ascetic | simple; strict due to religious beliefs |
Superfluous | excessive; more than needed |
Voluptuous | full of; producing sensual pleasures |
Malice | desire to inflict injury or suffering (mean on purpose |
Cunningly | cleverly; slyly;created skillfully |
Exhortation | urging; entreating |
Insidious | subtle; characterized by treachery; more dangerous than seems evident |
Contumaciously | stubbornly, obstinately |
Grotesque | distorted; ridiculous; absurd |
Incredultiy | lack of belief |