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M.F Vocab Unit 2
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Aberration Noun | something not typical, a deviation from the standard |
| Allusion Noun | An indirect reference; a hint |
| Artifice Noun | A clever trick; cunning |
| Burgeon Verb | To expand, to flourish |
| Cognitive Adjective | Dealing with how we know the world around us through our senses |
| Covert adjective | Secret, hidden |
| Diffident adjective | timid; lacking in self-confidence |
| enormity noun | an extreme evil, a hideous offense; immensity |
| fatalist noun | someone who believes that future events are already determined and that humans are powerless to change them |
| hierarchy noun | an organization based on rank or degree, pecking order |
| ineffable adjective | incapable of being expressed or described |
| lament verb | to mourn |
| metamorphosis noun | a magical change in form; a striking or sudden change |
| ostensible adjective | apparent (but misleading), professed |
| pious adjective | Reverent or devout, outwardly, hypocritical |
| propriety noun | properness; good manners |
| reprehensible adjective | worthy or blame or censure |
| spurious adjective | false, fake |
| temerity noun | a boldness; recklessness; audacity |
| verbose adjective | using too many words, not succinct |