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Vocabulary 4 Q4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acme | The highest point or stage |
| Aeon | An immeasurably or indefinitely long period of time |
| Antipathy | A strong feeling of dislike |
| Autopsy | An examination of a body after death to determine the cause of death |
| Barrage | A dam placed in a watercourse to increase the depth of water or to divert it into a channel for navigation |
| Confidant | One to whom secrets are entrusted especially |
| Criterion | A standard on which a judgment or decision may be based |
| Delinquent | Usually a young person who regularly performs illegal or immoral acts |
| Dogma | Something held as an established opinion |
| Dynamic | Of, or relating to physical force or energy |
| Exorbitant | Not coming within the scope of the law |
| Frivolity | The quality or state of being frivolous. Over the top. Extra |
| Lota | A small usually spherical water vessel of brass or copper used in India |
| Lackadaisical | Listless, limp, spiritless |
| Lateral | Of relating to, or located, left, right, or one sided. To the side |
| Obstinate | Bull headed, dogged, hard, hardened |
| Pertinacity | Self will, stubbornness, willfulness |
| Perfidy | Lack of faithfulness, disloyalty |
| Topography | Landscape, geography, physical features of a region as whole. |
| Velocity | A high rate of movement or performance. Fast |