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Vocab 16-18
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Optimum | Most favorable or advantageous; best |
| Culminate | To reach the highest point or degree. |
| Peerless | Without equal; unmatched. |
| Eclipse | To obscure or overshadow the importance of. |
| Quintessence | The most complete instance. |
| Epitome | The typical or perfect example of an entire class or type |
| Sublime | Not to be excelled; supreme. |
| Impeccable | Without flaw; perfect. |
| Zenith | The highest point; peak. |
| Inimitable | Impossible to imitate or copy. |
| Infer | To conclude from evidence; deduce. |
| Affect | To have an influence on. |
| Precede | To come before in time. |
| Avenge | To take revenge or get satisfaction for. |
| Proceed | To go forward or onward. |
| Disinterested | Free of bias or self-interest. |
| Revenge | Vengeance; retaliation. |
| Effect | Something brought about by a cause or agent. |
| Uninterested | Not paying attention; indifferent. |
| Imply | To say or express indirectly. |
| Fiance | A man engaged to be married. |
| Adjure | To command solemnly, as under oath. |
| Fedelity | Faithfulness to obligations or duties. |
| Affidavit | Written statement worn before an official. |
| Infidel | One who does not accept a particular faith. |
| Confidant | A person to whom secrets are confided. |
| Conjure | To produce as if by magic. |
| Jurisdiction | Authority, power, or control. |
| Fealty | The loyalty of a vassal to his feudal lord. |
| Perjure | To give false testimony under oath |