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L. 12/13
English Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Altercation | a heated argument |
| Lexicon | a dictionary |
| Hue | a particular shade of a color |
| Galvanize | to startle into sudden activity |
| Sanction | permission |
| Hyperbole | extreme exaggeration |
| Ominous | threatening |
| Audacity | rude boldness |
| Evince | to prove |
| Implacable | unable to be pacified |
| Exhort | to urge on with stirring words |
| Incarcerate | to put into prison |
| Incisive | sharp |
| Expedient | practical |
| Pertinent | relevant |
| Inert | inactive |
| Circumvent | to get around |
| Clandestine | secret |
| Acquit | to find not guilty |
| Deprecate | stong disapproval |
| Barrister | British lawyer |
| Adulation | excessive praise |
| Culinary | having to do with the kitchen or cooking |
| Bawdy | indecent |
| Chastise | to punish severely |
| Jocose | joking |
| Myriad | a very large number |
| Latent | present, but not active |
| Pernicious | deadly |
| Frugal | thrifty |