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Vocab 1
lessons 1 & 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| divulge | to tell; to reveal |
| abet | promote |
| dogmatic | arrogant and stubborn about one's beliefs |
| insipid | lacking flavor, dull, lifeless |
| extraneous | irrelevant |
| coerce | to force by using pressure or intimidation |
| jaundiced | prejudiced, hostel |
| meticulous | precise |
| temerity | recklessness |
| gregarious | sociable, friendly |
| heresy | the crime of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine |
| docile | easy to teach or manage |
| libation | a drink, usually alcoholic |
| anathema | 1. a hated person or thing, detestation2. a formal curse, condemnation |
| banter | teasing, playful conversation |
| castigate | to criticize or punish severely, scold, |
| gauche | awkward |
| ignominy | public shame |
| motley | varied |
| emaciated | extremely thin, wasted away, withered |