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Quiz #6

Amer/Whisl 2013-14

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peril exposure to injury, loss or destruction; grave risk
conundrum a riddle, the answer to which involves a pun or a play on words
presumptuous forward, unwarrantedly bold
impertinent intrusive, as person or their actions; boldly rude
inexplicable in capable of being accounted for or explained
extrapolate to infer from something that is known
rankle to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment in
zeal passion for a person, cause or object; eager desire
gall nerve, something bitter or severe
doting excessively fond
tout to solicit business, employment votes or the like repeatedly
gibe to utter mocking or scoffing words; jeer
scapegoat a person or group made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place
quintessential of the pure and essential essence of something; of the most perfect embodiment of soemthing
decadence unrestrained or excessive self-indulgence
throng a great number of things, people crowded together
aggregate formed by the conjunction or collection of particles into a whole mass or sum; total;combined
acute sharp or severe in effect; intense
nostalgia a wistful desire to return in thought to a former time in one's life, to one's home or homeland
ominous foreshadowing evil or harm, threatening
sustainability the ability to be supported, upheld or confirmed
initiative an introductory act or step, leading action
curmudgeon a bad tempered, difficult, cantankerous person
denounce to condemn or censure openly or publicly
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