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Joy of Vocabulary 15

Joy of Vocabulary Lesson 15

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alchemy medieval chemistry concerned with finding a way to change base metals into gold and a single cure for all diseases
baksheesh gift of money; tip; gratuity
bellicose inclined to fight or quarrel; pugnacious; warlike
carp to find fault unreasonably; to complain in a petty, nagging way
collation light meal
cull to select, pick out, or choose
demur to object or take exception
desuetude condition of no longer being used; disuse
divert to amuse, entertain, or give pleasure to
dun to make repeated, insistent demands for payment
empirical relying solely on observation or experience
equivocate to be deliberately ambiguous; to use misleading terms so as not to commit oneself
hypothetical conjectural
imprimatur authorization; sanction; approval
ingenuous innocent and simple; artless; naive
mendacious lying; untrue; deceitful
panegyric formal speech or piece of writing inhigh praise of a person or thing; eulogy; tribute
preen to dress oneself carefully or smartly; to fuss in dressing; to primp
pusillanimous lacking in courage; cowardly; timid
quagmire wet, boggy ground that gives way under the foot; difficult situation
rue to feel remorse for; to wish undone; to regret
taciturn habitually disinclined to talk; silent; uncommunicative
Created by: Nicole Eleni
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