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study group 12

QuestionAnswer
whim sudden idea or wish
berate scold harshly
glib speaking or spoken with ease
introspection examination of one's own thoughts or feelings
hackle cut with repeated rough blows
onerous oppressive
sonorous loud, deep, or rich in sound
buttress projecting structure to support a wall
inscrutable mysterious
kibbutz collective farm
scant barely enough
eddy a small whirlpool
carrion dead flesh
feint A feigned attack designed to draw defensive action away from an intended target
soliloquy the act of talking while or as if alone
verdigris a green or bluish patina formed on copper, brass, or bronze surfaces exposed to the atmosphere for long periods of time, consisting principally of basic copper sulfate
patina a film or incrustation, usually green, produced by oxidation on the surface of old bronze
gorge a narrow cleft with steep, rocky walls
gouge a chisel having a partly cylindrical blade with the bevel on either the concave or the convex side
bevel the inclination that one line or surface makes with another when not at right angles
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