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Unit 2
unit 2 vocab for english
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aegis | (n)protection; patronage; sponsorship |
| apprise | (v)to inform of; to make aware of by giving oral or written notice |
| bibulous | (adj)fond of or inclined to drink; absorbent |
| claque | (n)a group of people hired to applaud a preformer or preformance |
| deracinate | (v) to pull up by the roots; to root out, uproot, or dislocate; to elimanate all traces of |
| eleemosynary | (adj)charitable; dependent upon or supported by charity |
| indigenous | (adj)originating in the country or region where found, native; inborn; inherent |
| lachrymose | (adj)given to tears or weeping; the special vocabulary of a person, group, or subject |
| lexicon | (n)a dictionary of language |
| melee | (n)a confused struggle; violent free-for-all; a tumultuous mingling |
| microcosm | (n)a miniature world or universe |
| minuscule | (adj)very small, tiny (n)a lowercase letter |
| obfuscate | (v)to darken or obscure; to confuse or bewilder |
| paternalism | (n)the policy or practice of treating or governing people in the manner of a father dealing with his children |
| polarize | (v)to cause to concentrate around two conflicting or contrasting positions; to cause light to vibrate in a pattern |
| purview | (n)the range, extent, or scope of something |
| sanguine | (adj)having a ruddy complexion; of a naturally cheerful, confident, or optimistic outlook |
| solecism | (n)a substandard or ungrammatical usage; breach of etiquette; any impropriety or mistake |
| vassal | (n)a person under the protection fo a feudal lord to whom he or she owes allegiance; a subordinate or dependent |
| verisimilitude | (n)the quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probable |