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Lessson 7!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acquisitive | adj. eagerly seeking to obtain things, wealth, or information |
| inquisition | n1) a prolonged inquiry or questioning, especially a harsh investigation on religious or political issues.2) special court of roman catholic church in the middle ages to combat, suppress, and punish hersey. |
| querulous | adj. complaining, irritable; peevish |
| dynamo | n1) an electiric generator2) extremly forceful, energentic, or hardworking person |
| dynasty | n1)succession of rulers from the same family group or line2)succession of influential people linked by familial, political, social, or cultural association. |
| demise | ndeath, or the end of existence or operation of something |
| emissary | n.person sent on a special mission |
| premise | n1)proposition offered as a basis for argument2)in logic, each of the first two propositions in a syllogism |
| meretricious | adj.1) attention-getting in a vulgar way; tawdry or tacky2)insincere; based on pretense or deception |
| meritorious | adj. praiseworthy; deserving reward or esteem |
| importune | v. to make repeated and insistent demands or requests |
| oppprtunist | n. a person(or animal) taking adventage of any chance to achieve an end in a forceful or self-serving way |
| presumption | n1) arrogance; excessive self-assurance; unbecoming boldness2) grounds for belief; assumption or supposition |
| subsume | v. tp place in a larger category or under a general heading or principle |
| sumptuary | adj.pertaining to or regulating expenditure, often for religious or moral resons, usually relating to clothing or food |
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