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Vocabulary
30 words
Question | Answer |
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Nocturnal | Occurring at night |
Enmity | Hostility ; Hatred |
Tenuous | Having a little substance or strength ; flimsy |
Opaque | Not allowing light to pass through |
Inherently | Related to part of something's inmost nature |
Ingratiate | To gain another's favor by deliberate effort |
Depose | To remove from rule |
Solstice | Either two days of the year when the sun is farthest from the celestial equator; longest days of the year |
Preeminently | Above all; most importantly |
Pillage | The act of looting or plundering by force |
Conjure | To summon a spirit or devil by oath or magic |
Crucible | A severe test or trial |
Contentious | Quarrelsome |
Affidavit | A written declaration made under oath before an authorized officer |
Beguile | To charm; deceive |
Effrontery | Unashamed boldness |
Hypocrisy | Pretending to be what one is not, a pretense of virtue |
Integrity | Adherence to a code of values |
Perjury | Intentionally giving false information or lying while under oath |
Vengeance | The act or motive of punishing another in payment for wrong or injury he has committed |
Inert | Without power to move |
Dolorous | Sad, mournful |
Ineffable | Inexpressible |
Lusty | Strong, hearty |
Style | The manner in which a writer puts his thoughts |
Faction | A group of people in an organization |
Malicious | Spiteful |
Autocracy | Government in which one person has absolute power |
Inferentially | Determined by reasoning from something known or assumed |
Bias | A partiality or inclination towards a certain position |