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vocab 7&8
eng 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adroit | skillful |
| macroscopic | visible to the naked eye |
| fatuous | foolish |
| bovine | pertaining to cows |
| ferret | to search or drive out |
| affectation | a phony attitude |
| knell | a sound made by a bell, often run slowly for a death or funeral |
| dichotomy | a division into two parts |
| callow | young and inexperienced |
| laconic | using few words; short; concise |
| quiddity | an essential quality |
| patent | evident or obvious |
| peccadillo | a minor offense; a misdeed |
| sagacious | wise; having keen perception and sound |
| rationalize | to make an excuse for |
| deride | to ridicule |
| censure | to criticize sharply |
| gambol | to frolic |
| immolate | to kill someone as a sacrificial victim, usually by fire |
| recondite | difficult to understand; profound |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| quagmire | a swamp |
| gibe | to scoff |
| agape | open-mouthed; surprised; agog |
| carcinogen | causing cancer |
| olfactory | pertaining to smell |
| imperious | domineering |
| grotesque | absurd |
| neologism | new word or phrase |
| hackneyed | commonplace; overused |