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Eng2- Vocab 12-13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| altercation | a heated argument |
| lexicon | a dictionary |
| hue | a partucular shade of a given color |
| galvanize | to startle into sudden activity |
| sanction | permission |
| hyperbole | exaggeration |
| ominous | threatening |
| audacity | rude boldness |
| evince | to prove |
| implaceable | unable to e pacified |
| exhort | to urge his stirring words |
| incarcerate | to put into prison |
| incisive | sharp |
| expedient | practical |
| pertinent | relevant |
| inert | inactive |
| circumvent | to get round |
| clandestine | secret |
| aquit | to find not guilty of a crime |
| deprecate | strong disapproval |
| barrister | lawyer |
| adulation | excessive praise |
| culinary | cooking |
| bawdy | indecent |
| chastise | to punish severely |
| jocose | joking |
| myraid | a very large number |
| latent | hidden |
| pernicious | deadly |
| fugal | thrifty |