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Voc-12,13
english 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| altercation | a hated argument |
| Lexicon | a dictionary, a specialzed vocabulary use in a particular field or color. |
| hue | a particular shade of a given color |
| galvanize | to startle into sudden activity |
| sanction | permission;support |
| hyperbole | extreme exaggeration for effect and not meant to be taken literally |
| ominous | threatening;foreboding evil |
| audacity | rude boldness;nerve |
| evince | to demonstrate clearly; to prove |
| implacable | unable to be appeased or pacified |
| exhort | to urge on with stirring words |
| incarcerate | to put in prision;to confine |
| incisive | sharp;keen;cutting straight to the heart of the matter |
| expedient | practical;providing an immediate advantage (especially when serving one's self-interest) |
| pertinent | having to do with the subject at hand;relevant |
| inert | unable to act or move;inactive;sluggish |
| circumvent | to get around;to bypass |
| clandestine | secret |
| acquit | to find guilty of a fault or crime |
| deprecate | to express strong disapproval of |
| barrister | lawyer (British) |
| adulation | excessive praise or admiration |
| culinary | having to do with the kitchen or cooking |
| bawdy | indecent;humorously obscene |
| chastise | to punish severely |
| jocose | joking;humorous |
| myriad | a very large number |
| latent | present;but not active;hidden |
| pernicious | destructive;deadly |
| frugal | thrifty;economical in money matters |