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English 2 CP RHS 4/7
Mrs. Ray's Vocabulary Test 4/8/08
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| assert | state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully |
| elite | a group of people considered to be the best in a particular society or category esp. of their power, talent or wealth |
| electorate | the body of persons entitled to vote in an election |
| heresy | opinion or doctrine at variance with the orthodox or accepted doctrine, esp. of a church or religious system |
| malleable | capable of being extended or shaped by hammering or by pressure from rollers |
| whimsical | given to whimsy or fanciful notions |
| callous | made hard; hardened |
| verbatim | in exactly the same words; word for word |
| plausible | seeming reasonable or probable |
| pompous | affectedly and irritatingly grand, sloemn or self-important |
| insipid | not exciting or interesting |
| painstaking | requiring or showing great care; very careful |
| cliche | to stereotype, a trite expression or idea |
| paradox | a statement that seems contradictory, etc. but may be true in fact |
| qualm | a sudden, brief feeling of sickness or sudden faitness, etc. |
| zealous | of or showing strong interest or devotion; fervent |
| axiom | a statement universally accepted as true; mavim |
| mutable | that can be changed. 2. inconstant;fickle |
| pivotal | a point, shaft, etc. on which something turns |
| stringent | strict;severe |
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