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vocab 5 & 6
eng 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| fop | an excessively fashion-conscious man |
| imprecation | a curse |
| non sequitur | something that does not logically flow |
| sanguine | cheerful |
| bowdlerize | to remove offensive passages of literature |
| impair | to weaken |
| panegyric | an expression of praise |
| quandary | a puzzling situation |
| ebullient | enthusiastic |
| deference | respect |
| carnal | relating to physical appetite, especially sexual |
| nebulous | hazy, uncertain |
| rakish | dashingly stylish and confident |
| elegy | a sad or mournful poem |
| pedantic | tending to show off one's learning |
| antipathy | an intense dislike |
| elucidate | to make clear |
| imminent | likely to happen; threatening |
| banal | common |
| obdurate | stubborn |
| peruse | to read carefully |
| bedlam | a noisy uproar |
| affluence | wealth |
| scurrilous | coarsely abusive |
| parody | a work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner |
| sedulous | hard working; diligent |
| onerous | burdensomee; heavy |
| amoral | lacking a sense of right and wrong |
| eschew | to keep away from; avoid; shun |
| denouement | an outcome |