Unit 15
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| abyss | (n.) a deep or bottomless pit
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| befall | (v.) to happen, occur; to happen to
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| crucial | (adj.) of supreme importance, decisive, critical
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| dregs | (n.pl.) the last remaining part; the part of least worth
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| embody | (v.) to give form to; incorprate, include; to personify
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| exasperate | (v.) to irritate annoy, or anger
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| fiasco | (n.) the complete collapse or failure of a project
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| garnish | (v.) to adorn or decorate, especially food; (n.) an ornament or decoration, especially for food
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| heritage | (n.) an inheritance; a birthright
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| inert | (adj.) lifeless, unable to move or act; slow, inactive
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| mercenary | (adj.) acting or working for self-gain only; (n.) a hired soldier, a soldier of fortune
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| negligent | (adj.) marked by carelessness or indifference; failing to do what should be done
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| oblivion | (n.) forgetfulness, disregard; a state of being forgotten; an amnesty, general pardon.
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| opus | (n.) an impressive piece of work, expecially a musical composition or other work of art.
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| pallid | (adj) pale, lacking color; weak and lifeless.
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| parable | (n.) a short narrative designed to teach a moral lesson.
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| rational | (adj.) based on reasoning; able to make use of reason; sensible, reasonable.
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| reciprocal | (adj.) shared; involving give-and-take between two persons or things; working in both directions; (n.) (math) a number that, when multiplied by another number, gives 1.
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| stricture. | (n.) a limitation or reaction; a criticism; (medicine) a narrowing of a passage in the body
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| veneer | (n.) a thin outer layer; a surface appearance or decoration; (v.) to cover with a thin layer.
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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