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Jr reading Chapter 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| recapitulate | to sum up, summarize, restate briefly |
| exodus | a mass departure, emigration |
| imbibe | to drink, drink in, absorb |
| hew | to cut, chop, carve |
| illustrious | famous, eminent, distinguished, celebrated |
| wanton | immoral, irresponsible, reckless, undisciplined |
| impart | to make known, communicate, transmit, pass on |
| wile | a trick, ploy, ruse |
| espouse | to support, adopt, make one's own, come to believe in |
| wrought | shaped, fashioned, formed |
| laudable | praiseworthy, deserving praise, commendable |
| culpable | blameworthy |
| picayune | trivial, trifling, small, unworthy of notice |
| scathing | damaging, harmful, very severe |
| superficial | shallow, trivial, insignificant |