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Vocab list 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Accrue(v.) | To happen or result as a natural growth, addition. |
| Adroit(adj.) | Cleverly skillful, resourceful, or ingenious. |
| Aesthetic(adj.) | Having a sense of beautiful. |
| Bilk(v.) | To cheat. |
| Bombast(n.) | sophicated for no reason. |
| Boorish(adj.) | Crude; insensitive. |
| Circumlocution(n.) | excessive language for no reason. |
| Circumnavigate(v.) | Sailing around |
| Circumvent(v.) | To find a way around an obstacle. |
| Despotism(n.) | Abuse of one’s power. |
| Diabolical(n.) | Having qualities of the devil. |
| Diatribe(n.) | Biter verbal attack. |
| Elucidate(v.) | To explain; clarify |
| Emphatic(adj.) | Showing emphasis. |
| Endemic(n.) | Something that is common. |
| Foible(n.) | A small weakness. |
| Fractious(adj.) | easily irritated |
| Garner(v.) | To collect immediately. |
| Harbinger(n.) | Someone that signals the approach of someone else. |
| Hierarchy(n.) | Organization of peoples rank. |