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WWW List 28 (TLC)
Word Within a Word Vocabulary List 28 and Review Vocab Lists 15 & 16
Question | Answer |
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schism | division |
bootless | useless |
rubicund | red |
apotheosis | raising to god status |
precursor | forerunner |
transpose | switch |
invective | bitter denunciation |
prestidigitation | sleight of hand |
cosmology | study of the universe |
effusion | outpouring |
anthology | literary collection |
posthumous | after death |
euphony | beautiful sound |
refractory | stubborn |
platitude | flat trite remark |
acrophobia | fear of heights |
agoraphobia | fear of openness |
veracity | truthfulness |
verisimilitude | similarity to truth |
idiosyncracy | peculiarity |
alumni | graduates |
casus belli | cause for war |
interregnum | time between rulers |
infraction | breaking |
condign | worthy |
dichotomy | division into two |
effusive | expressing a lot of emotion |
synopsis | summary |
virulent | hostile |
voracious | eager or avid |
caustic | severely critical |
confluence | flowing together |
inherent | intrinsic |
superimpose | to place over something else |
subterranean | underground |