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Vocab
study group 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| spume | froth |
| gibbet | gallows |
| parapet | protecting rampart in a fort |
| haughty | disdainfully proud |
| tubular | of or like a tube |
| conical | relating to or like a cone |
| defer | postpone |
| kowtow | show excessive deference |
| Episcopalian | member of Protestant Episcopal Church |
| saunter | stroll |
| regal | befitting a king |
| stature | height |
| caitiff | a despicable person |
| caisson | a watertight structure within which construction work is carried on under water |
| maffick | to celebrate with extravagant public demonstrations |
| amerciable | punishable by a fine set by a judge |
| amerce | to punish by imposing a fine |
| bantam | a small or feisty person |
| venal | open to bribes |
| venary | of or pertaining to hunting |