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Chp.14-15
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| levity | frivolity |
| hoax | a practical joke |
| amicable | friendly |
| obstreperous | aggressively boistres |
| enraptured | delighted beyond measure |
| marital | wedded |
| bask | to bathe in warmth |
| genial | cordial |
| charlatan | fraud |
| mundane | boring |
| fickle | likely to change on a whim |
| juggernaut | a destructive force |
| naive | simple in outlook |
| nocturnal | night |
| novice | a beginner |
| noxious | harmful to health |
| connive | conspire |
| chutzpah | audacity |
| liege | a lord |
| odium | hatred |
| crass | tasteless |
| hypercritical | too severe in judgment |
| fallacy | a misconception |
| complacent | self satisfied |
| befuddle | to confuse |
| pandemonium | a wild disorder |
| parsimonious | cheap |
| verbose | wordy |
| laudable | commendable |
| indiscreet | not wise in speech or action |