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Vocab. Quiz(unit1-3)
Question | Answer |
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amorphous | shapeless |
boor | a rude or impolite person |
carrion | decaying flesh |
enervate | to weaken |
ephemeral | lasting only a brief time |
factious | causing disagreement |
fervent | eager |
ignoble | dishonorable |
rectify | to correct |
bona fide | genuine, in good faith |
parochial | limited in view |
obfuscate | to confuse |
edify | improve someone (esp |
cataclysm | a violent change |
adventitious | accidental; nonessential |
importune | to ask persistently |
optimum | most favorable |
ambiguous | open to more than one interpretation |
extenuate | to lessen the seriousness through excuses |
exuberance | quality of being extravagantly joyful |
amortizing | to liquidate a debt |
dysentery | inflammatory disorder of the lower intestinal tract |
eviscerated | to remove guts; disemboweled |
censure | criticize |
acquiescence | consent by giving in |
platitude | unoriginal remark |
pious | showing reverence |
volition | power of choosing |
reticence | reserve/reluctance |