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Lessons 7-9 Quiz Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anatomically | with reference to the bodily structure of a plant or an animal or its parts |
| apparent | easily understood, evident, obvious; readily seen, visible |
| conifer | a cone-bearing tree or shrub, chiefly evergreen |
| flawed | defective, not valid |
| formative | relating to development or growth |
| implement | to put into effect; carry out |
| incendiary | causing or capable of causing fire; one who willfully starts fires |
| parameter | limit or boundary; guideline |
| qualm | feeling of doubt or uneasiness, especially about the rightness of an action |
| tribulation | great misery or suffering; distress |
| boorish | rude or bad mannered |
| brusque | abrupt or rude in manner or speech; blunt |
| felicitous | suitable, appropriate; showing an agreeably appropriate manner or style |
| impetuous | acting impulsively with little thought, rash; impulsive and passionate |
| irascible | easily angered; irritable |
| mercurial | having rapid and unpredictable changes in mood |
| querulous | complaining; ill-tempered |
| sardonic | scornfully or bitterly mocking; sarcastic |
| smug | showing or feeling offensive self-satisfaction |
| supine | inactive, passive |
| anticipatory | characterized by advance thought or action |
| captious | quick to find fault; critical |
| captivating | attracting and holding by charm, beauty, or excellence |
| emancipate | to liberate from control; free |
| incapacitate | to take away the strength or ability of; disable |
| inception | the beginning of something |
| incipient | just beginning to exist or appear |
| receptacle | a container for holding something |
| recuperate | to get well again; recover |
| susceptible | easily affected or influenced; impressionable, sensitive |