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WWW List 28 (TLC)
Word Within a Word Vocabulary List 28 and Review Vocab Lists 15 & 16
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| schism | division |
| bootless | useless |
| rubicund | red |
| apotheosis | raising to god status |
| precursor | forerunner |
| transpose | switch |
| invective | bitter denunciation |
| prestidigitation | sleight of hand |
| cosmology | study of the universe |
| effusion | outpouring |
| anthology | literary collection |
| posthumous | after death |
| euphony | beautiful sound |
| refractory | stubborn |
| platitude | flat trite remark |
| acrophobia | fear of heights |
| agoraphobia | fear of openness |
| veracity | truthfulness |
| verisimilitude | similarity to truth |
| idiosyncracy | peculiarity |
| alumni | graduates |
| casus belli | cause for war |
| interregnum | time between rulers |
| infraction | breaking |
| condign | worthy |
| dichotomy | division into two |
| effusive | expressing a lot of emotion |
| synopsis | summary |
| virulent | hostile |
| voracious | eager or avid |
| caustic | severely critical |
| confluence | flowing together |
| inherent | intrinsic |
| superimpose | to place over something else |
| subterranean | underground |