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Quiz #7
American/Whisl 2013-14
Question | Answer |
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overt | open to view or knowledge; not concealed or secret |
dub | to invest with any name, character, dignity, or title |
degradation | the wearing down of the land by the erosive action of water, wind, or ice the act to lower in rank, character or dignity |
persnickety | Over particular; fussy |
protean | readily assuming different forms or characters; extremely variable. versatile; able to play many kinds of roles |
raucous | harsh; strident; grating rowdy; disorderly |
covetous | inordinately or wrongly desirous of wealth or possessions; greedy |
fiat | an authoritative decree, sanction, or order; ruling |
elated | very happy or proud; jubilant; in high spirits |
prudent | careful in providing for the future; Wise and showing good judgment |
latent | present but not visible, apparent, or actualized; existing as potential |
educe | To draw forth or bring out, as something potential or latent |
oeuvre | any one of the works of a writer, painter, or the like |
finagle | to trick, swindle, or cheat (a person) |
glutton | a person with a remarkably great desire or capacity for something |
mettle | courage and fortitude; disposition and temperment |
intrepid | fearless; not timid |
rhapsodize | to talk with extravagant enthusiasm |
coerce | to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire |
ideology | the body of doctrine, myth, belief, etc., that guides an individual, social movement, institution, class, or large group |