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Quiz #10
American/Whisl 2014-15
Question | Answer |
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respite | a period of relief or rest |
profess | to affirm openly, to state belief in |
misnomer | an unsuitable or misleading name |
disconsolate | hopelessly unhappy, inconsolable |
malady | any undesirable or disordered condition |
lamentable | to be regretted or pitied |
insuperable | incapable of being overcome |
garrulous | given to much talking, talkative |
disheveled | rumpled, untidy; hanging in disorder |
crestfallen | discouraged, dejected |
covet | to desire something belonging to another |
contentious | quarrelsome, inclined to argue |
limpid | clear; transparent; easily understood |
inkling | a hint; a vague notion |
indemnity | a payment for damage or loss |
deviate | (v) to turn aside, to stray from the norm (adj) differing from a norm, unconventional |
copious | abundant; plentiful |
chastise | to scold severely |
capricious | subject to whims or passing fancies |
brash | prone to act in a hasty manner |