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Vocab
study group 20
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| pinchbeck | something that is counterfeit |
| nimbus | a cloud or aura surrounding a person or object |
| lambent | running or moving lightly over a surface |
| incorporeal | not tangible |
| panoply | a wide-ranging and impressive display |
| lurid | horrible, revolting |
| consternation | a sudden, alarming amazement resulting in utter confusion |
| charlatan | fraud |
| fettle | state, condition |
| lodestone | a piece of magnetite |
| disparage | to speak of in a disrespectful way |
| gamboling | to skip about |
| prating | to talk excessively and pointlessly |
| impunity | exempt from punishment |
| staid | fixed, settled, or permanent |
| austere | rigorously self-disciplined |
| plethora | overabudance, excess |
| overtly | openly, publicly |
| forbear | to endure |
| exalted | raised or elevated |