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English 2 Vocab
Vocabulary 18-19
| 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 at it |
| pristine | pure |
| pithy | full of meaning |
| invective | an insult |
| prodigal | wasteful |
| pliable | easily bent |
| torpid | lacking in energy |
| discordant | conflicted |
| mellifluous | rich and smooth |
| ueuvre | the complete work of a artist |
| epicurean | taking pleasure in food and drink |
| arbiter | judge |
| verdant | fresh and green |
| vagary | unpredictable action |
| vacuous | lacking inteligence |
| attrition | erosion |
| archetype | original model |
| approbation | authorization |
| burgeon | to expand |
| commensurate | equivalent |
| confluence | a meeting |
| coup | a plot |
| secular | not spiritual or religious |
| tenuous | having little substance |