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Joy Of Vocabulary 25
Vocab 25
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cariogenic | causing the development of tooth decay |
| comestibles | edibles; food |
| eleemosynary | of, relating to, or supported by alms; charitable; philantropic |
| extrapolate | estimate or infer unknown information by extending or projecting known information |
| gorge | stuff (oneself); eat greedily |
| hawk | person who advocates immediate firm action, including the use of force |
| hype | exaggerated claims, especially in advertising; anything intended to mislead |
| incendiary | person who maliciously sets fire to dwellings or to other property; arsonist |
| insomniac | person who suffers from insomnia |
| interpolate | insert between other parts of things; introduce |
| iteration | repetition; something repeated |
| misogamist | person who hates marriage |
| mortify | humiliate; subject to shame |
| polemic | attack on or refutation of another's opinions; controversial discussion |
| precipitation | amount of rain, snow, sleet, hail, etc., falling on an area in a specified period |
| pugilist | prizefighter; professional boxer |
| scorch | burn slightly, discoloring the surface |
| subside | become less intense; abate; wane |
| telegenic | making or likely to make a pleasing appearance on television; videogenic |
| ubiquitous | existing or seeming to exist everywhere at the same time; omnipresent |