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lesson 6 vocab
Guillory
Question | Answer |
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camaraderie | rapport between friends; comradeship Syn: Fellowship |
haughty | proud, arrogant Syn:Snobbish Ant: unpretentious |
hubris | arrogance resulting from excessive pride Syn: self-confidence Ant: humility |
imbroglio | a difficult situation Syn:disagreement Ant:understanding |
impetuous | impulsive; rash Syn: hasty Ant:planned, careful |
malinger | to pretend to be ill or injured to avoid work |
peregrination | traveling on foot; walking Syn: travel |
platitude | a cliche syn: truism |
sanctimonious | falsely pious or moral |
scullion | a kitchen servant |
sectarian | narrowly confined to a particular group |
stringent | strict; rigorous syn: severe, restrictive ant: flexible |
trite | hackneyed; cliched; lacking interest Syn: ordinary Ant: orginial |
venerate | to respect, worship, or revere syn: esteem Ant: desecrate |
wrenching | violent, forceful twisting |