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Vocab2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| metamorphosis | a transformation, dramatic change: mutation |
| donnybrook | fight, uproar: quarrel |
| nonchalant | unconcerned, indifferent: relaxed |
| vestige | trace/evidence of something that once existed: hint |
| interlocutor | someone who participates in a conversation: social |
| procrustean | strictly disregarding individual differences/circumstances: ruthless |
| stygian | dark and forbidding: shadowy |
| sophistry | deliberately deceptive, misleading argument: truth |
| carte blanche | boundless authority, unlimited power to act: free rein |
| incantation | a chant/ magic spell recited: invocation |
| cosmopolitan | worldly, sophisticated: cultured |
| rife | abundant, prevalent: rampant |
| nomenclature | technical names/naming: termination |
| brigand | a robber/ bandit: out law |
| contemptuous | haughty, scornful: arrogant |