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Week 15 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| austere | plain and without luxury |
| coquetry | flirtatious behavior |
| holograph | original, handwritten document |
| cupola | dome on a roof |
| ruminate | think carefully and at length about something |
| amity | friendliness and peaceful relations |
| diaphanous | delicate so as to be transparent; insubstantial |
| parley | to talk or negotiate, especially with an enemy |
| ebullition | the state of bubbling and boiling |
| turpitude | extreme immorality or wickedness |
| multifarious | diverse, including many different kinds |
| transience | the attribute of being brief or fleeting; impermanence |
| pecuniary | relating to or involving money |
| obsequious | excessively eager to please or obey |
| apocryphal | of doubtful authorship or authenticity; false, fictitious |
| lawny | like a lawn; a semi-sheer fabric |
| malefactor | troublemaker, scoundrel |
| troglodytic | prehistoric cave dweller or someone who lives in seclusion |