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vocab 15-16
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adjunct | connected to in a dependant manner, but not apart of |
| macabre | grim |
| farcical | absurd |
| debonair | elegant and gracious |
| penchant | a strong liking |
| deplete | empty |
| chicanery | the use of tricks to decieve |
| feisty | agressive |
| mitigate | to make less severe |
| gull | to cheat |
| nadir | lowest point |
| equivocal | uncertain |
| genealogy | family history |
| impervious | icapable of being affected |
| filial | relating to a son or daughter |
| daub | to paint unskillfully |
| admonish | to warn |
| obeisance | a bow expressing deep respect |
| cache | a store of goods |
| affliction | anything causing great suffering |
| mendicant | a begger |
| aphorism | statement of truth |
| oscillate | a swing or to move back and forth |
| delete | to take out |
| oust | expel |
| impermeable | not permiting passage |
| paean | a fervent expression of praise |
| imperturbable | unflustered |
| lax | carless |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt |