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Chapter 7 - 8
English III Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adroit | skillful |
| macroscopic | visible to the naked eye |
| fatuous | foolish; silly |
| bovine | pertaining to cows or cattle |
| ferret | to search or dive out |
| affectation | a phony attitude |
| knell | sound made by a bell |
| dichotomy | a split into two parts |
| callow | young and inexperienced |
| laconic | using few words |
| quiddity | an essential quality |
| patent | evident; obvious |
| peccadillo | a minor offense |
| sagacious | wise |
| rationalize | to make an excuse for |
| deride | to ridicule |
| censure | to criticize |
| gambol | to romp about playfully |
| immolate | to kill someone as a sacrificial victim |
| recondite | difficult to understand |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| quagmire | a difficult situation to get out of |
| gibe | to ridicule |
| agape | open-mouthed |
| carcinogen | causing cancer |
| olfactory | pertaining to smell |
| imperious | domineering |
| grotesque | distorted |
| neologism | new word or expression |
| hackneyed | overused |