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Dooley's Vocab 22-24
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| A partial excuse or justification | extenuation |
| An omen; a sign that something important or disastrous is about to occur | portent |
| A. Claiming or demanding a position of distinction or merit, especially when unjustified B. Showy; marked by extravagant outward display | pretentious |
| Having the ability to keep, maintain, or remember something | retentive |
| The attendants accompanying a high-ranking person; an entourage | retinue |
| A. To support, keep in existence, or supply with necessities; to maintain or provide for B. To support from below; to keep from falling or sinking; to prop up C. To confirm as correct or valid | sustain |
| A. Something, especially food, that supplies life, strength, or health; nutrition B. Something that provides emotional support or strength C. The act of sustaining or the condition of being sustained | sustenance |
| Holding firmly and stubbornly to something | tenacious |
| A run-down, low-rent apartment building | tenement |
| Incapable of being defended, held, or occupied | untenable |
| A. A feeling of hatred; enmity; ill will B. A disposition; an attitude that informs one's actions | animus |
| Excessively fat; obese | corpulent |
| A large collection of writings of a specific type or on a specific subject | corpus |
| An unattached body cell, such as a blood or lymph cell | corpuscle |
| The quality of being calm and even-tempered; composure | equanimity |
| A. Not alive; not having the qualities associated with life B. Dull; not energetic | inanimate |
| A. To include something as part of a larger whole B. To embody; to give material or physical form to C. To form into a legal corporation | incorporate |
| Lacking physical form and substance; immaterial | incorporeal |
| A. Courageously noble in mind and heart B. Generous in forgiving; eschewing resentment or revenge | magnanimous |
| Cowardly; lacking courage | pusillanimous |
| A. Having an unknown or unacknowledged name or authorship B. Having no distinctive or recognizable character | anonymous |
| A. A surname; a family name B. A descriptive nickname | cognomen |
| A. A united group of religious organizations B. One of a series of kinds, values, or sizes | denomination |
| Shameful; disgraceful; degrading | ignominious |
| An unsuitable name; a name wrongly applied | misnomer |
| A distinctive name or nickname | moniker |
| A system of names used in a science or an art | nomenclature |
| A. Existing in name only B. Insignificantly small; trifling | nominal |
| Of or relating to the name of one's father | patronymic |
| Fame; widespread honor and acclaim | renown |
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