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Vocab lesson 13-14
13-14 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| inerst | unable to act or move |
| circumvent | to get around; to bypass |
| acquit | to find not guilty of a fault or crime |
| clandestine | secret |
| deprecate | to express strong disapproval of |
| barrister | lawyer (British) |
| adulation | excessive praise or admiration |
| culinary | having to do with the kitchen or cooking |
| bawdy | indecent; humorously obscene |
| chastise | to punish severly |
| joscose | joking; humorous |
| myraid | a very large number; too numerous to be counted |
| latent | present, but not active; hidden |
| pernicious | destructive; deadly |
| frugal | thrifty; economical in money matters |
| levity | lightness of deposition; lack of seriousness |
| hoax | a practical joke; a trick |
| amicable | friendly; peaceful |
| obstreperous | aggressively boisterous; stubborn and defiant |
| enraptured | delighted beyond measure |
| martial | having to do with marraige |
| bask | to expose oneself to pleasant warmth |
| genial | friendly; amiable |
| charlatan | one who pretends to have knowledge in order to swindle others |
| mundane | commonplace; earthly and not spiritual |
| fickle | likely to change on a whim or without apparent reason |
| juggernaut | a terrible destructive or irresistible force. |
| naive | unsophisticated |
| nocturnal | having to do with night; occurring at night |
| novice | a beginner; one who is inexperienced |