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English 11
| Question | Answer | |
|---|---|---|
| Epiphany | noun: a) a Christian festival observed on January 6. b) an appearance or manifestation of a deity c)a sudden, intuitive perception or insight into the reality or meaning of something (light bulb moment) | Related Forms: epiphanic/epiphanous--adj. |
| Impeach | Verb: (with object) a) to accuse a public official of wrong doing in office. b) to challenge the credibility of (witness) c) to bring an accusation against | Synonyms: question, challenge, impugn |
| Kinetic | Adj: a) pertaining to motion b) caused by motion) characterized by movement | Related forms: kenetically--adv. |
| Loquacious | adj: talking too much or too freely | Related forms: loquaciously--adv. loquaciousness--noun |
| Metamorphosis | noun: a) (biology) profound change in form from one state in life to another. b) any complete change in appearance, character, or circumstance | Synonym: mutation/transmutation |
| Precipitous | adj: extremely steep/impassably steep | Synonym:sheer/abrupt/perpendicular |
| Precipitate | verb: (with object) a) to bring about prematurely or suddenly b) cast, fling, or hurl down adj: headlong noun: precipitation (rain/snow) | Related Forms: precipitately--adv. precipitateness--noun precipitative--adj. precipitator--noun |
| Reparation | noun: a) making of amends for a wrong or injury b) compensation of money, material, labor, etc. payable by defeated country to country or an individual for loss suffered as a result of war. | Synonym: atonement compensation |
| Respiration | noun: inhalation and exhalation of air (breathing) | Related forms: respirational--adj. |
| Auspicious | Adj: :Promising success/favorable. | Related Forms: auspiciously--adv. auspiciousness--noun |