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Quiz #2
World Lit
Question | Answer |
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adroit | skillful, expert in the use of hands and mind |
amicable | peaceable, friendly |
refugee | somebody forced to flee their home and seek refuge in another country |
displaced person | somebody forced to flee their home to another part of their country |
stolid | not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull |
warily | cautiously, with great care |
guise | an external appearance, cover, mask |
insiduous | intended to deceive or entrap; sly |
dour | relentlessly severe, stern, or gloomy in manner or appearance |
fortitude | courage in facing difficulties |
augment | to make larger, increase |
bereft | deprived of; made unhappy through a loss |
contemptuously | without respec |
pallid | lacking in intensity or brightness; lacking in vitality or effectiveness |
emanate | (without an object) Flow out from; (with an object) to send forth |
precocious | Having developed certain abilities at an earlier age than usual |
indolent | disinclined to work |
prudent | careful and sensible; marked by sound judgement |
tarry | to remain or stay, as in a place |
subservient | serving or acting in a subordinate capacity |