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Vocab
study group 21
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| flinty | resembling flint |
| dominion | the power or right of controlling |
| disparate | distinct in kind |
| investiture | the act of investing |
| preemptive | taken as a measure against something possible |
| temerity | reckless boldness |
| bridled | to draw up the head and draw in the chin, as in disdain or resentment |
| hogshead | type of liquid measurement usually equivalent to 63 gallons |
| opalescent | having a milky iridescence |
| iridescence | a play of lustrous, changing colors |
| oblique | neither perpendicular nor parallel to a line or surface, slanting |
| morass | a tract of low, soft, wet ground |
| mottled | spotted or blotched in coloring |
| dispel | to drive off in various directions |
| scrim | a cotten or linen fabric of open weave used for curtains |
| corrode | to deteriorate |