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Unit 2
Lessons 4-6 vocab.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| octant | the eighth part of a circle |
| nonagenarian | someone in his nineties |
| dualism | the state of consisting of two parts |
| convocation | summons |
| superannuated | too old |
| biennial | happening every two years |
| malediction | a curse |
| sacrosanct | extremely sacred |
| equivocal | uncertain significance |
| solitaire | something in solitude |
| suffused | to overspread with a liquid or something |
| invidious | offensive and discriminating |
| extortion | an act of taking illegally |
| senile | old |
| levity | lightness |
| miscible | capable of being mixed |
| omnibus | covering many things at once |
| mortuary | pertaining to death |
| senescent | growing old |
| allude | to refer casually or indirectly |
| clamorous | having lots of demands and complaints |
| omnipotent | almighty |
| vociferous | crying out noisily |
| contortionist | someone that can really contort their body (like a gymnast) |