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English Vocab 1st
1st semester vocab
Question | Answer |
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What is Anthropology? | Social science that studies origins and social relationships of humans. |
What is Adroit? | Quick or skillful or adept in action or thought. |
What is Bilious? | Irritable- indigestion or peevish ill-nature disposition. |
What is Consanguinity? | Kin, blood tie, brotherhood, progeny, offspring. |
What is Expedient? | A means to an end promote your interest to one's advantage. |
What is Gauche? | Lacking social polish akward, no grace clumsy |
What is Melancholy? | Depression of spirits, gloomy, weary sadness |
What is Adverse? | Contrary to your interests in an opposing directions. |
What is Aversion? | A feeling of intense dislike. |
What is Circumlocution? | Indirect way of expressing things talking about a topic but never getting to the point |
What is Circumspect? | Heedful of potential consequences cautious |
What is Connubial? | Of marriage |
What is Equivocate? | Be deliberately ambiguous or unclear in order to mislead or withhold information |
What is Grandiloquent? | lofty in style using fancy words to impress others |
What is Loquacious? | Very talkative |
What is Misanthropist? | Hater of human kind |
What is Misogyny? | Hatred, dislike, or distrust of woman |
What is Philanthropist? | Lover of mankind preforms charitable acts |
What is Subversive? | One who attempts to undermine a political system overthrow |
What is Xenophobia? | Fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers |