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eng 12 vocab 3
Stack #161193
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| quizzical | puzzled mocking |
| rapacity | inordinate |
| schism | split within religious organization |
| therapeutic | having the power to heal |
| virtuoso | a brillant performer |
| enclave | a pegion inhabited by a particular group of people |
| forte | a persons striong point |
| gratis | free without charge |
| interstice | a small narrow space between things |
| macrocosm | the universe as a whole |
| mountebank | a trickster swindler |
| paean | a song of praise or joy |
| persiflage | lighthearted joking |
| plethora | superbundance |
| pragmatic | concerned with practical matters |
| ancillary | subordinate |
| bowdlerize | to remove material form a book |
| condescend | to come downt to a lower lever |
| cozen | to trick to cheat |
| deter | to prevent |