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VocabMidtermSchmidt
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Contingent | dependent on something else; accidental |
| Consecutive | following in regular order; successive |
| Juxtapose | put side by side; put close together |
| Axiom | self-evident truth; maxim |
| Anomaly | deviation from the common rule |
| Apogee | farthest point from earth in the orbit of a heavenly body; highest point; culmination |
| Hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration of statement |
| Contingent | dependent on something else; accidental |
| Consecutive | following in regular order; successive |
| Juxtapose | put side by side; put close together |
| Axiom | self-evident truth; maxim |
| Anomaly | deviation from the common rule |
| Apogee | farthest point from earth in the orbit of a heavenly body; highest point; culmination |
| Hyperbole | extravagant exaggeration of statement |
| Cogitate | think over; consider with care; ponder; deliberate |
| Decapitate | behead |
| Exaggerate | overstate; go beyond the limits of the actual truth; magnify |
| Expurgate | remove objectionable material from a book; purify; bowdlerize |
| Vivacious | lively in temper or conduct |
| Polymorphic | having various forms |
| Pathetic | arousing pity |
| Indubitable | certain; incontrovertible; indisputable |
| Indigenous | native |
| Incognito | with one’s identity disguised |
| Disingenuous | giving a false appearance of simple frankness |
| Contrite | showing deep regret for wrongdoing; repentant; remorseful; penitence |
| Gaunt | careworn; haggard; thin |