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Vocab 12
Question | Answer |
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Altercation | n. a heated argument syn: quarrel; dispute ant: agreement; harmony |
lexicon | n. a dictionary; a specialized vocabulary syn: jargon, argot; cant |
hue | n. a particular shade of a given color |
galvanize | v. to startle into sudden activity syn: stimulate ant: enervate |
sanction | n. permission; support |
hyperbole | n. extreme exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally ant: understatement |
ominous | adj. threatening; forboding evil syn: sinister ant: comforting |
audacity | n. rude boldness; nerve syn: insolence; impudence ant: decorum |
evince | v. to demonstrate; to prove syn: manifest |
implacable | adj. unable to be appeased or pacified syn: inflexible; relentless ant: pacified, assuaged |
exhort | v. to urge on with stirring words syn: encourage |
incarcerate | v. syn: imprison; constrain ant: liberate; free |
incisive | adj. sharp; keep; cutting straight to teh heart of the matter syn: piercing; acute ant: superficial; dull |
expedient | adj. practical; providing an immediate advantage (especially when serving one's self-interest) syn: effective ant: feckless |
pertinent | adj. having to do with the subject at hand; relevant ant: unrelated; extraneous |