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English 2
Lessons 18,19,20 + 21
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| indiscretion | a minor misdeed |
| martyr | one who sacrifices for a cause |
| indefatigable | tireless |
| philatelist | one who collects stamps |
| conduit | channel |
| albeit | even though |
| asinine | exhibiting poor judgement |
| autodidact | self-taught person |
| semblance | similarity |
| ancillary | subsidiary |
| august | magnificent |
| invidious | offensively unfair |
| limpid | clear |
| demur | to disapprove |
| accolade | an award |
| derivative | coming from another source |
| petulant | rude in speech or behavior |
| dissident | someone who disagrees |
| vigilant | watchful |
| ruminate | to think deeply |
| tenet | a belief help to be true |
| prliferate | to grow rapidly |
| zeitgeist | the general spirit of the time |
| stipulate | require |
| static | stationary |
| insouciant | not concerned |
| secular | not spiritual or religious |
| coup | plot |
| confluence | a meeting |
| commensurate | equivalent |
| burgeon | to expand |
| approbation | authorization |
| archetype | an originsl model |
| attrition | erosion |
| vacuous | lacking intelligence |
| vagary | unpredictable action |
| verdant | fresh and green |
| arbiter | a judge |
| oeuvre | the complete work of an artist |
| epicurean | taking pleasure in food and drink |
| mellifluous | having a rich smoothly flowing sound |
| discordant | conflicting |
| tenuous | having little substance |
| torpid | lacking in energy |
| pliable | easily bent |
| prodigal | wasteful |
| invective | an insult |
| pithy | full of meaning |
| pristine | pure |
| filibuster | to attempt to block a bill from becoming a law by speaking at length against it |
| expedite | hurry |
| subjugate | to bring under control |
| irreverent | disrespectful |
| inherent | essential |
| xenophobia | an intense fear of strangers |
| impregnable | unbeatable |
| picayune | of very little value |
| dossier | record |
| behest | urgent request |
| osmosis | a gradual process of absorption |