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lesson 5&6
vocab
Question | Answer |
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consternation | bewilderment; shock |
anomaly | a deviation from the norm |
vitriolic | bitterly critical |
preamble | an introduction |
coterie | a small group of people who share interests and meet frequently |
expiate | atone; correct |
compendium | anthology |
comprise | to include or consist of |
eidetic | vivid |
innocuous | harmless |
foist | to pass off as genuine or valuable |
plethora | an overabundance; excess |
flippancy | disrespect |
incongruous | incompatible |
disconcert | to frustrate; confuse |
sectarian | dogmatic; opinionated |
peregrination | travel by walking |
accoutrement | an accessory item of dress or equipment |
contrive | to plan cleverly; to devise |
hubris | an overbearing pride; arrogance |
platitude | a cliche |
venerate | to respect or revere |
scullion | a servant for menial tasks |
quotidian | ordinary |
prognostic | to predict |
antediluvian | extremely old |
stringent | restrictive; inflexible |
haughty | condescendingly proud; arrogant |
sanctimonious | hypocritical |
imbroglio | a difficult and embarrassing situation |