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Iota Vocabs
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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Analogous | Similar; comparable |
| Deportment | behavior |
| Fanatical | extreme enthusiasm, interest, zeal, etc. |
| Guile | craftiness and cunning in dealing with others |
| To be Guileless | to have none of that craftiness |
| Ingenuous | Simple; innocent |
| Invective | abusive terms, curses, insults, and/or cuss words |
| Obstreperous | noisy and unruly |
| Lineaments | Distinctive features or characteristics |
| Uncompromising | unchanging; firm; set |
| Conspicious | to attract attention |
| Inconspicious | to not attract attention |
| Rudiments | principles; elements; subjects to be learned |
| Apoplectic | to behave as if on the verge of having a stroke |
| Apoplexy | sudden paralysis; a stroke |
| Palliation | to palliate is to lessen the pain, or, in this case, fear and anxiety, of something without actually making the fear and anxiety go away. |
| Passe' | old-fashioned |
| Viscous | sticky |
| Austere | stern and severe |
| Contentious | always ready to argue |
| Ecclesiastical impedimenta | items used during a church service |
| Myopic | cannot see objects clearly |
| Myopia | abnormal eye condition |
| Obliquely | Indirectly |
| Acquiescence | agreement without protest |
| Venerable | impressive on account of age or historic associations |
| Elucidate | explain |
| fey | strange; eccentric |
| Sundry | various |
| Acrimonious | Sarcastic; bitter; nasty |
| Complacently | in a self-satisfied way |
| Dictum | official pronouncement |
| Genially | in a friendly matter |
| Quelling | quieting; calming |
| Tenet | a principle or belief generally held to be true |
| Mollified | soothed; calmed |
| Perpetual | everlasting; continuous |
| Tedious | Boring; tiresome |
| Expunge | remove completely |
| Impudent | Disrespectful; bold; sassy |
| Volition | own will |
| to corroborate | to strengthen or support |
| Corroborative evidence | evidence that makes a case stronger |
| Cynical | to believe that people are only motivated in what they do out of selfishness |
| Minute | exact; precise |
| Temerity | foolish or rash boldness |
| Unmitigated | out-and-out absolute |
| acquit | clear of a charge; find not guilty |
| Charged the jury | giving instructions in law before they go off to deliberate |
| Indignant | angry |