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English 4 vocab 3
Vocabulary 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Incognito | one who is in disguise or using an assumed name; disguised; using a false name; in disguise; under a fictitious name. |
| Cognizant | aware of or informed about something. |
| Farcical | ridiculous; exaggeratedly comical. |
| Discursive | wandering or shifting from one subject to another; rambling; long winded. |
| Hyperbole | an obvious exaggeration, made for effect and not meant to be taken literally. |
| Omniscient | knowing everything; having complete or infinite knowledge. |
| Fortuitous | occuring by chance; accidental; fortunate. |
| Assimilate | to absorb and incorporate food or knowledge; to absorb one group into a larger culture. |
| Ennui | discontent and listlessness from lack of occupation or interest. |
| Mesmerism | hypnotism; hypnotic appeal; intense fascination. |
| Audacity | boldness, daring, unrestrained. |
| Criterion | a standard, basis or rule for judging or decision. |
| Fiduciary | held in trust, pertaining to one who holds something in trust for another, responsibility. |
| Jejune | not interesting, insipid, weak, dull, childish. |
| Vacuous | empty, deviod of matter, purposeless, idle insane. |