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Vocab lessons 7/8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adroit | skillful, clever |
| Macroscopic | visible to the naked eye |
| Fatuous | foolish, inane |
| Bovine | pertaining to cows or cattle |
| Ferret | to search or drive out |
| Affectation | a phony attitude, pose |
| Knell | sound made by a bell, often rung slowly for death or funeral |
| Dichotomy | division into two parts |
| Callow | young and inexperienced |
| Laconic | using few words, short, concise |
| Quiddity | an essential quality |
| Patent | evident or obvious |
| Peccadillo | a minor offense, a misdeed |
| Sagacious | wise, having keen perception and sound judgment |
| Rationalize | to make an excuse for |
| Deride | to ridicule, to mock |
| Censure | to criticize sharply |
| Gambol | to frolic, to romp around playfully |
| Immolate | to kill someone as a sacrificial victim |
| Recondite | difficult to understand |
| Martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| Quagmire | a swamp, a difficult situation |
| Gibe | to scoff, to ridicule |
| `Agape | open mouthed, surprised |
| Carcinogen | causing cancer |
| Olfactory | pertaining to smell |
| Imperious | domineering, haughty |
| Grotesque | absurd, distorted |
| Neologism | a new word or expression |
| Hackneyed | commonplace, overused |