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4A TEST Units# 5-7
4A Test for Units# 5-7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| exhort | to try and make someone do something; strongly urge |
| implicit | not really stated clearly; implied; assumed |
| inveigle | to win over with trickery or flattery |
| nondescript | nothing stands out; not memorable; not having individual characteristics |
| nonentity | a person or thing of little or no importance |
| parsimonious | to be cheap; too economical; stingy; miserly |
| scurrilous | bad language; use of indecent language; foulmouthed |
| sundry | different items; various; miscellaneous |
| vociferous | loud and noisy; demanding |
| dogma | personal views; strong set of personal beliefs |
| erro | mistake |
| trans | across |
| guile | tricking someone; cunning; deceit |
| sanguine | naturally cheerful and hopeful; confident |
| tele | distance |
| protégé | studying under another person; career is helped by a more influential person |
| amorphous | in a blob; shapeless; not organized |
| seraphic | acting good; angelic; of the highest order of angels |
| facile | easily done; not sincere or profound |
| ascetic | not having a lot of money or possessions; self-denying; a person who practices self-denial |
| doggerel | badly written or trivial verse |
| decorum | proper action, speech, dress; polite behavior |
| proffer | to offer |
| charlatan | a fake; a quack; an imposter |
| etymology | the study of the word’s origin; the source of a word |
| broach | introduce; mention for the first time |
| erudite | really smart; having or displaying extensive knowledge; scholarly |
| extol | to praise highly |
| gratuitous | lacking good reason; unearned; uncalled for |
| immutable | never changing; unalterable |
| venerate | to regard with deep respect, honor, or esteem |
| predispose | to create or possess a tendency in advance; to make susceptible |
| truism | an obvious truth |
| per | through |
| ex | out of, from |
| medius | middle |
| micros | small |
| minus | negative quality |
| magnus | great; important |
| pre | before |