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Chapter 76
Fiske Word Power
Term | Definition |
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Fallow | A piece of land that is plowed but left unseeded during growing season. |
Pallid | Abnormally pale or lacking vitality. |
Supine | Lying on the back with the face upward. |
Atavism | reappearance of a trait or form of behavior in an organism. |
Imbroglio | Confused or complicated dis agreement. |
Enigma | Puzzling, inexplicable, or ambiguous situation. |
Bumptious | Pushy or rudely assertive |
Cicerone | guide for sightseers |
Perambulate | to walk or to stroll |
Ancillary | Secondary importance or alternatively |