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Avalos Week 8
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abyss | an extremely deep hole |
| Castigate | to punish or criticize harshly |
| Diatribe | an abusive, condemnatory speech |
| Eloquent | persuasive and moving, especially in speech |
| Iconoclast | one who opposes established beliefs, customs and institutions |
| Pedant | someone who shows off learning |
| Perfunctory | done in a routine way; indifferent |
| Specious | deceptively attractive; seemingly plausible but fallacious |
| Tacit | done without using words |
| Zeal | passion, excitement |
| Adulterate | to make impure |
| Advocate | to speak in favor of |
| Burgeon | to grow and flourish |
| Catalyst | something that brings about a change in something else |
| Diffident | lacking self-confidence |
| Embellish | to add ornamental or fictitious details |
| Gregarious | outgoing, sociable |
| Metaphor | a figure of speech comparing two different things, a symbol |
| Obstinate | stubborn, unyielding |
| Stigma | a mark of shame or discredit |
| Aesthetic | concerning the appreciation of beauty |
| Caustic | biting in wit |
| Dilate | to make larger, expand |
| Emulate | to copy; to try to equal or excel |
| Fervid | intensely emotional, feverish |
| Permeate | to penetrate |
| Stolid | unemotional, lacking sensitivity |
| Taciturn | silent, not talkative |
| Veracity | filled with truth and accuracy |
| Waver | to fluctuate between choices |
| Aggrandize | to increase in power, influence and reputation. |
| Chaos | great disorder or confused situation |
| Dilatory | intended to delay |
| Engender | to produce, cause, or bring about |
| Imperturbable | not capable of being disturbed |
| Lament | to express sorrow, to grieve |
| Obviate | to prevent; to make unnecessary |
| Pervade | to be present throughout, to permeate |
| Repudiate | to reject the validity of |
| Tirade | long, harsh speech or verbal attack |
| Alacrity | speed or quickness |
| Alleviate | to make more bearable |
| Burnish | to polish |
| Chauvinist | someone prejudiced in favor of a group that he or she belongs to |
| Dilettante | someone with an amateurish and superficial interest in a topic |
| Dirge | a funeral hymn or mournful speech |
| Enigma | a puzzle, a mystery |
| Gullible | easily deceived |
| Meticulous | extremely careful about details |
| Philanthropy | charity, a desire or effort to promote goodness |
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