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Vocabulary Eight
Higgins English 10 Vocabulary Eight
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| barred | to keep out |
| balked | to stop short |
| matriarch | motherly |
| inscrutable | difficult to understand |
| utilitarian | practical, functional, useful |
| peruse | read carefully |
| paradox | contradictory statement |
| accost | to approach or confront |
| belligerent | aggressive, warlike, ready to fight |
| pernicious | deadly, threatening |
| deprivation | loss of something needed |
| interim | temporary replacement |
| confer | to give |
| scapegoat | one who bears the blame |
| disparity | difference, inequality |