Unit 2
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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| aegis | (n.) protection; patronage; sponsorship
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| apprise | (v.)to inform of; to make aware of by giving oral or written notice
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| bibulous | (adj.) fornd of or inclined to drink; absorbent
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| claque | (n.) a group of people hired to applaud a performer of performance; enthusiastic or fawning admirers; an opera hat
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| deracinate | (v.) to pull up by the roots; to root out, uproot,or dislocate; to eliminate all traces of
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| eleemosynary | (adj.) charitable; dependent upon or supported by charity; derived from or provided by charity
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| indigenous | (adj.) originating in the country or region where found, native; inborn or inherent
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| lachrymose | (adj.) given to tears or weeping; causing to shed tears; mournful, lugubrious
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| lexicon | (n.) a dictionary of a language; the special bocabulary of a perosn, group, or subject; a compendium
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| melee | (n.)a confused struggle; a violent free-for-all; a tumultuous mingling
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| microcosm | (n.) a miniature world or universe; a gourp or system viewed as the model of a larger group or system
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| obfuscate | (v.) to darken or obscure; to confuse or bewilder
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| paternalism | (n.)the policy or practice of treating or governing people in the manner of a father dealing with his children
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| polarize | (v.)to cause to concentrate around two conflicting or contrastingpositions; to cause light to vibrate in a pattern
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| purview | (n.) the range, extent, or scope of of something; in law, the scope or limit of what is provided in a statute
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| sanguine | (adj.) having a ruddy complexion; of a naturally cheerful, confident, or optimistic outlook
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| solecism | (n.) a substandard or ungrammatical usage; a breach of etiquette; any impropriety or mistake
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| vassal | (n.) a person under the protection of a fuedal lord to whom he or she owes allegiance; a subordinate or dependent; a servant (adj.) subservient
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| verisimilitude | (n.) the quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probable
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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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