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Vocabulary Lesson 21
Vocabulary lesson 21
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aggregate | Sum total, whole amount |
| Archipelago | A group of islands |
| Boon | Favorable; a blessing, a benefit |
| Buffoon | A clown, a silly or stupid person |
| Chicanery | Unethical methods, trickery |
| Contaminant | Something that causes impurity; something that defiles or pollutes |
| Corrugated | Bent into folds |
| Deleterious | Harmful; dangerous; injurious |
| Disputatious | Inclined to fight, to argue, or to debate |
| Emend | To correct (usually by a critic) |
| Fetter | To restrict by shackling or chaining |
| Giddy | Dizzy |
| Heterogeneity | State of being dissimilar, composition from unlike elements |
| Indomitable | Incapable of being conquered |
| Irresolute | Indecisive, unsure of how to proceed |
| Metaphorically | Compared nonliterally |
| Panacea | Cure-all, remedy for all ills |
| Peruse | To read or to examine |
| Prodigy | One with exceptional talents or powers; an extraordinary accomplishment |
| Rebuff | To snub or to refuse bluntly |
| Resilient | Ability to return to a former state |
| Scapegoat | One who takes blame for others |
| Spurious | False or deceitful |
| Tractable | Capable of being easily led, taught, or controlled; obedient |
| Vivacious | Full of life, very animated |