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WAI: Lesson #9

TermDefinition
Asperity Harshness of roughness, especially of tone or manner
Catechize To question someone persistently and closely
Codicil An addition or supplement, especially regarding the terms of a will
Decimate To destroy a large part or number of
Diaphanous Delicately hazy, or vague
Dilatory Tendency to delay, or procrastinate
Erudite Having or showing a high level of scholarly knowledge
Eugenics The study or belief in the possibility of improving the human race, especially through controlled breading.
Germane Pertaining, or closely related to a given matter.
Halcyon Tranquil, peaceful, calm
Incarcerate To confine or in-close in
Masticate To grind or chew
Mellifluous Sweetly or smoothly flowing
Oculist Formerly an ophthalmologist or optometrist
Optician A person who makes or sells eyeglasses
Optometrist A person who is trained to examine people's eyes and to fit them with eyeglasses or contact lenses.
Parsimonious Excessively frugal or stingy
Piquant Agreeable attractive, stimulating, provocative or sharp in personality or taste
Scurrilous Characterized by or given to using coarse or vulgar language
Seismic Of, concerning, or resulting from an earthquake
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