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Night 7 & 8 Voc

Night Vocabulary

QuestionAnswer
crucible a place or occasion of severe test or trial
decisive settling an issue; producing a definite result
Talmud the body of Jewish ceremonial and civil law and legend
sage a profoundly wise person
chinks a narrow opening or crack, typically one that admits light; a high pitched ringing sound
incentive a thing that motivates or encourages one to do something
Kaddish form of Jewish prayer recited for the dead
incongruous not in place
anticlimatic of or relating to a sudden change from an impressive to a ludacrous style
redundant able to be omitted w/o loss of meaning or function
illustrative serving as an example
incredulitiy state of being unwilling or unable to believe something
proffered offer
explicitly express clearly
dispiriting cause someone to lose enthusiasm or hope
dehumazied deprive of human qualities
inflection change in form of a word (typically the ending) to express a grammatical function
sac pouch
annihilate destroy completely
medic medical personnel
patronizing treat with apparent kindness that betrays a feeling of superiority; frequent visits as a customer
paternal of or appropriate to a father
strident loud and harsh; grating; presenting a point of view, esp a controversial one, in an excessively and unpleasantly forceful way
sardonic grimly mocking or cynical
indifferent unconcerned
stalemate a position counting as a draw
dilemma a difficult situation or problem
impasse a situation where no progress in possible
Created by: samantha.spark
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