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English 1
vocab 15 and 16
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adjunct | connected to |
| macabre | grim |
| farcical | absurd (9) |
| debonair | elegant and gracious (16) |
| penchant | a strong liking (2) |
| deplete | empty |
| chicanery | the use of tricks to decieve (10) |
| feisty | aggressive |
| mitigate | to make less severe (3) |
| gull | to cheat |
| nadir | lowest point (13) |
| equivocal | uncertian (19) |
| genealogy | family history |
| impervious | incapable of being affected |
| filial | relating to a son or daughter (14) |
| daub | to paint unskillfully (4) |
| admonish | to warn |
| obeisance | a bow expressing deep respect (12) |
| cache | a concealed store of goods (18) |
| affliction | anything causing great suffering |
| mendicant | a beggar (17) |
| aphorism | a concise statment of a truth (6) |
| oscillate | to swing or move back and forth (11) |
| delete | to take out |
| oust | expel (5) |
| impermeable | not permitting passage (20) |
| paean | a fervent expression of joy/praise (8) |
| imperturbable | unflustered |
| lax | careless (15) |
| palpable | capable of being touched or felt (7) |