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4A TEST Units# 5-7
4A Test for Units# 5-7
Term | Definition |
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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 |