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Vocab
study group 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| browbeat | intimidate |
| elocution | an expert manner of speaking |
| tome | a book |
| frivolity | characterized by a lack of seriousness or sense |
| incommunicado | deprived of any conversation with others |
| nape | the back of the neck |
| dither | a state of flustered excitement or fear |
| implore | to beg urgently |
| castor | a brownish substance with a strong, penetrating odor |
| unctuous | having an oily or soapy feel |
| staunch | firm or steadfast in principle |
| rhetoric | art of making persuasive speeches |
| covet | to feel blameworthy desire for |
| sorority | a society or club of women or girls |
| manger | a box or trough in a stable or barn from which horses or cattle eat |
| mangy | mean |
| mangrum | golf player |
| assert | to state with assurance |
| inexplicable | incapable of being explained |
| consort | a husband or wife |