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Test 10 LA Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Megalomania | Desire for money |
| Profligate | Wasteful |
| Strife | Argument, Dissagrement |
| Legion | A large number |
| Coup | Revolution |
| To Play Possum | To try to fool someone` |
| Amnesty | General Pardon |
| Expatriate | An Exile |
| Exonerate | To free from guilt |
| Fiat | An official order |
| Mendacious | Lying |
| Idiom: It's an ill wind that blows nobody good | Someone who benefits from others misfortune |
| Parcimonious | Someone who hoards money |
| Pecuniary | Financial |
| Dismantle | Take Apart |
| Sumptuous | Lavish |
| Underwrite | Agree to finance |
| Idiom: To know the ropes | To be fully acquainted with the procedures |
| Restrictive | Confining |
| Balk | To refuse to move |
| Blunt | Plain Spoken |
| Nostalgia | Yearning for the past |
| Rife | Widespread |
| Idiom: Behind the eight ball | In trouble |
| Reviled | Scolded |
| Derogatory | Making fun of |
| Indict | Accuse |
| Nebulous | Unclear, Vague |
| Pesky | Annoying |
| Idiom: Left Holding the Bag | To be left to suffer the blame |
| Redolent | Fragrant |
| Repose | State of rest |
| Omnivorous | Eating any kind of food |
| Disparate | Different |
| Abstemious | Moderate in eating or drinking |
| Idiom: A lick and a promise | To do something in a hasty and superficial manner. |