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L. 18/19
English Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Impregnable | unbeatable |
| Xenophobia | an intense fear of strangers |
| Inherent | essential |
| Irreverent | disrespectful |
| Subjugate | to bring under control |
| Expedite | to hurry |
| Filibuster | to attempt to block a bill from becoming law by speaking at length against it |
| Pristine | pure |
| Pithy | full of meaning |
| Invective | an insult |
| Prodigal | wasteful |
| Pliable | easily bent |
| Torpid | lacking in energy |
| Tenuous | having little substance |
| Discordant | conflicted |
| Mellifuous | having a rich, smoothly flowing sound |
| Epicurean | taking pleasure in food and drink |
| Oeuvre | the complete work of an artist |
| Arbiter | a judge |
| Verdant | fresh and green |
| Vagary | unpredictable |
| Vacuous | lacking intelligence |
| Attrition | erosion |
| Archetype | original model |
| Approbation | authorization |
| Burgeon | to expand |
| Commensurate | equivalent |
| Confluence | a meeting |
| Coup | plot |
| Secular | not spiritual or religious |