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Week of 12/14/15
Williams/Woods
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| idiosyncrasy | an unusual way in which a particular person behaves or thinks |
| ignominy | a situation or event that causes you to feel ashamed or embarrassed |
| malediction | curse |
| nuance | a very slight difference or variation in color or tone. |
| overweening | exaggerated |
| penchant | a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something |
| reputed | favorable reputation; good name; public respect. |
| mundane | common; ordinary; boring; unimaginative. |
| sophistry | a subtle, tricky, superficially plausible, but generally false method of reasoning. |
| sumptuous | luxuriously fine or large; lavish; splendid: |
| ubiquitous | existing or being everywhere, especially at the same time; |