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Chapter 5 - 6
English III Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| fashion-conscious | fop |
| a curse | imprecation |
| something that does not logically follow | non sequitur |
| cheerful | sanguine |
| to remove offensive passages | bowdlerize |
| to weaken | impair |
| an expression of praise | panegyric |
| a dilemma | quandary |
| enthusiastic | ebullient |
| respect | deference |
| physical appetite | carnal |
| hazy; vague | nebulous |
| dapper; jaunty | rakish |
| a sad or mournful poem | elegy |
| tending to show off | pedantic |
| intense dislike | antipathy |
| to make clear | elucidate |
| likely to happen | imminent |
| common, ordinary | banal |
| stubborn | obdurate |
| to read carefully | peruse |
| a noisy uproar | bedlam |
| wealth | affluence |
| vulgar | scurrilous |
| a work which imitates another | parody |
| hard working | sedulous |
| hard to endure | onerous |
| lacking a sense of right or wrong | amoral |
| to shun | eschew |
| an outcome | denouement |