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English Vocab 1.....
Chapter 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| tremendous in size, strength, difficulty, or effort | herculean (hur-kyuh-LEE-un,hur-CUE-lee-un |
| remove or change parts considered vulgar or immoral | bowdlerize (BOHD-luh-rize) |
| utter confusion or wild uproar | pandemonium (pan-de-MOH-nee-um) |
| play up to another's desires and weakness | pander (PAN-der) |
| idealistic but not practical | quixotic (kwik-SOT-ik) |
| douting the goodness and sincerity of human motives | cynical (SIN-ih-kul) |
| indifferent to pain and pleasure | stoical (STOH-ih-kul) |
| mark of disgrace | stigma (STIG-muh) |
| hinder, obstruct, slow down the process of | impede (im-PEED) |
| speed up; hasten or help the accomplishment of | expedite (EK-spuh-dite) |
| noisy; loudly insistent | vociferous (voh-SIF-ur-us) |
| calling up, producing; suggestive | evocative (ih-VOK-uh-tiv) |
| hobby | avocation (av-uh-KAY-shun) |
| unable to be called back or undone; unchangeable | irrevocable (ih-REV-uh-kuh-bul) |
| use words ambiguously or unclearly, usually in order to mislead; hedge | equivocate (ih-KWIV-uh-kate) |