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Eng 12 List 6
Question | Answer |
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castigate | (v) to inflict punishment on; to criticize severely |
exhort | (v) to urge by strong, often stirring argument, admonition, advice or appeal |
veracity | (n) adherence to the truth; truthfulness |
perfidy | (n) deliberate breach of faith; calculated violation of trust; treachery |
visionary | (n) one who is given to impractical or speculative ideas; a dreamer |
concise | (adj) expressing much in few words; clear and succinct; brief and to the point |
blasphemy | (n) speaking of God or a sacred entity in an irreverent, impious manner |
patronize | (v) to treat in a condescending manner; treat as inferior |
insidious | (adj) working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner |
prepossess | (v) to preoccupy the mind of, to the exclusion of other thoughts or feelings; preoccupy |
disdain | (n) a feeling or show of contempt and aloofness; scorn |
contentious | (adj) given to contention; quarrelsome; argumentative |
refute | (v) to prove to be false or erroneous; overthrow by argument or proof |
coup | (n) a brilliantly executed stratagem; a masterstroke; brilliant victory |
protract | (v) to draw out or lengthening time; prolong |