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lesson 3&4
vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| scapegoat | one who bears the blame for others |
| peremptory | not allowing refusal or delay; authoritative; unconditional |
| atelier | an artist's or a designer's workshop |
| axiom | a universal truth; an established rule; theorem |
| dulcet | harmonic; melodious |
| usurp | to take over; to seize power |
| patronizing | acting superior; arrogant |
| iniquity | an evil or wicked act; sin |
| archaic | no longer current or applicable; obsolete; outmoded |
| vacillate | to waver; to sway indecisively; fluctuate |
| perspicacious | keen; mentally sharp; clever; shrewd |
| abstemious | frugal |
| talisman | a magical charm or superstitious object for protection or luck |
| expurgate | censor |
| pellucid | transparent; clear |
| efficacious | productive; effective |
| catharsis | a release of emotional tension; purgation |
| inundate | to overwhelm; to fill beyond capacity |
| revere | venerate; respect; honor |
| internecine | mutually destructive |
| risible | comical; laughable |
| sybaritic | marked by luxury or pleasure; grandiose |
| crepuscular | pertaining to twilight |
| kudos' | acclaim or praise |
| estrange | to alienate |
| intrinsic | of or relating to a things basic nature; elemental; inborn |
| maxim | an established principle; a truth or rule of conduct; proverb |
| putrid | rotten or foul smelling |
| servile | submissive; slavish; ignoble |
| apocryphal | of questionable authenticity, but widely believed; dubious; equivocal; spurious |