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Lessons 10-12 Quiz Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| collaboration | working together, especially in an intellectual effort; cooperation with the enemy |
| distill | to extract the essential elements of; to separate by heating until evaporation and condensation take place |
| evanescent | vanishing or likely to vanish like a vapor |
| gravitate | to move by force of gravity; to be attracted by a strong force |
| hybrid | the offspring of two plants or animals of different species, breeds, varieties, etc; anything of mixed origins |
| muse | a source of inspiration; the spirit that inspires a poet or artist |
| profusion | an abundance; a plentiful outpouring or quantity; extravagance |
| rendering | a representation or interpretation, as in art or music |
| scintillate | to sparkle or shine; to be animated, brilliant, and witty |
| somber | dark and gloomy; dismal; sad |
| chimerical | fantastically improbable; having a tendency for unrealistic fantasies |
| clandestine | kept or done in secret, often to hide on purpose |
| collusion | a secret agreement or cooperation between two or more people for an illegal or deceitful purpose; conspiracy |
| delusive | misleading;deceptive |
| devious | untrustworthy; attempting to deceive; roundabout; wandering |
| gullible | easily deceived or tricked |
| mendacity | the quality of being untruthful; given to deception or falsehood |
| nefarious | extremely wicked; villainous; evil |
| spurious | not genuine; false |
| surreptitious | done, made, or gotten in a secret, stealthy way |
| abyss | an immeasurably deep or seemingly bottomless gulf or pit; anything too deep for measurement |
| adamant | stubbornly unyielding; inflexible |
| amoral | neither moral nor immoral; lacking moral awareness |
| anemia | a condition in which there is a reduction in red blood cells, resulting in paleness, weakness, and fatigue |
| anesthetic | a substance that causes loss of sensation, with or without loss of consciousness |
| anarchy | the total absence of government and law; political disorder and violence; chaos |
| apathetic | feeling or showing no emotion, interest, or concern; indifferent |
| apolitical | not interested or involved in politics; not having any political importance |
| atrophy | to waste away, deteriorate; a wasting away; deterioration |
| atypical | unusual; abnormal; irregular |
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