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English Vocab 6:10

Chapters 6-10

QuestionAnswer
Dogma belief or set of beliefs held to be true; especially by church or other authority
exhort urge strongly
implicit implied,not evident
inveigle to win over with trickery or flattery
nondescript not having individual characteristics
nonentity person or thing of little or no importance
parsimonious too economical
scurrilous given to use if abusive or indecent language
sundry various miscellaneous
vociferous loud too noisy demanding
broach to mention for the first time
charlaton a person who falsely claims to possess expert knowledge or skill
erudite having or displaying extensive knowledge
etymology source of development of a word
extol praise highly
gratuituous freely given or obtained
immutable never cahnging
predispose to create or possess a tendency in advance
truism a stament the truth which is obvious or well known
venerate to regard with deep respect honor esteem to revere
absolve to declare free from guilt and blame to set free from a promise
antipathy strong dislike
anitpodes any 2 places at directly opposite points on the earth
indigent poor needy
infringe to violate or disregard
nettle stinging plant
ostensible outwardly professed
retroactive applying to events that are past
specious seeminly desirable reasonable
subjugate to subdue to conquer
Abnegation self denial
copious abundant
euphony agreeableness
extraneous coming from outside
mundane ordinary commonplace
poignant painfully felt
sonorous giving out rich sound
tenure holding of an office
Ascribe to assign
elegy sad mornful
engender bring into being
humdrum w/o variety or excitement
introvert person who looks inward
idiosyncrasy personal peculiaity
hackneyed used too often
paragon model of excellence
inconsequential unimportant
Created by: twlightgirl92
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