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Stadler
325-250 definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ascetic | one who leads a life of self-denying esp. for religious reason |
| brigand | a bandit esp. on in a roving bsnf |
| capitulate | to give up on prearranged terms |
| declaim | to speak in a studied, dramatic of impassioned way |
| demur | to hesitate because of doubts, object |
| epitome | a summary, a person or thing that typifies a whole class |
| expatriate | to exile, or a person exiled |
| genre | a kind or type |
| halcyon | tranquil, happy idyllic |
| imminent | likely to happen soon (said of danger, evil) |
| indigent | poor, needy |
| innate | inborn, natural |
| latent | lying hidden and undeveloped in a person or hting |
| malignant | having an evil influence, very harmful, causing death |
| masticate | to chew up (food) |
| moribound | dying, coming to an end |
| mortality | the mortal nature of man, death on a large scale |
| myriad | a large number of persons or things |
| nurtritve | nourishing |
| prelude | a preliminary part |
| prodigy | a person with exceptional qualities or abilities |
| repertoire | collection of works an artist can perform |
| technology | the science of engineering, applied science |
| terminate | to form the end or limit of, stop, to come to an end |
| wheedle | to coax |