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WW 11 book 8
Lesson 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| augment | To increase in size, amount, or degree. |
| benign | Kind; gracious; gentle. Favorable; not threatening. |
| connoisseur | A person with extensive knowledge, especially of the fine arts; a person of refined taste. |
| discern | To detect with the eyesTo understand or comprehendTo recognize as separate or differentHaving good judgment; perceptive. |
| embellish | o make beautiful by adding decorative elements.To add fictitious details to. |
| execute | o carry out; to perform.To create, as a work of artTo put to death as a legal penalty. |
| exemplify | o illustrate by being an example of. |
| grotesque | So distorted or strange as to appear bizarre or comical. |
| hallowed | Greatly respected; holy; sacred. |
| impersonate | To assume the character or appearance of.to mimic. |
| malevolent | Showing ill will or hatred; producing harm or evilA feeling or expression of ill will. |
| ornate | Heavily and elaborately decorated. |
| pastoral | Having to do with shepherds and herders.Relating to country life, and often presented as charmingly simple. |
| precarious | Not safe or secure; dangerously uncertain. |
| renown | Fame; honor. |