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ch. 19-21(p. 3)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| confute | to argue |
| meritorious | deserving of an award |
| mezzanine | lowest balcony in a theather |
| tribulation | difficult experience |
| recumbent | lying down |
| dynasty | a succession of rulers |
| purport | to claim |
| forte | an area of expertise |
| botch | to ruin through clumsiness |
| kieptomania | a continual urge to steal |
| renown | fame |
| ineffable | indescribable |
| fortitude | strength in adversity |
| perennial | lasting indefinitely |
| brinksmanship | pushing dangerous situations to the edge of disaster rather than conceding |