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Vocab L.7 and L. 8

QuestionAnswer
Adroit skillful; clever
macroscopic visible to the naked eye
fatuous foolish; inane
bovine pertaining to cows or cattle
ferret to search or drive out
affection a phony attitude; pose
knell a sound made by a bell, often rung slowly for a death or funeral
dichotomy a division into two parts
callow young and inexperienced
laconic using few words;short; concise
quiddity an essential quality
patent evident or obvious
peccadillo a minor offense; a misdeed
segacious wise; having keen perception and sound judgment
rationalize to make an excuse for
deride to ridicule; to mock
censure to criticize sharply
gambol to frolic; to romp about playfully
immolate to kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire
recondite difficult to understand; profound
martinet a strict disciplinarian; taskmaster
quagmire a swamp; a difficult or inextricable situation
gibe to scoff; to ridicule
agape open-mouthed; surprised; agog
carcinogen causing cancer
olfactory pertaining to smell
imperious domineering; haughty
grotesque absurd; distorted
neologism a new word or expression
hackneyed commonplace; overused
Created by: paradise4
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