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ENG Week 21 Vocab

TermDefinition
aggregate formed by the collection of units or particles into a body, mass, or amount
aghast struck with terror, amazement, or horror
bequeath to give or leave by will
disseminate to spread abroad as through sowing seed
dissimulation to hide under a false appearance
dogmatic given to the expression of opinions very strongly or positively as if they were facts
facet any of the definable aspects that make up a subject or an object
faddish a practice or interest followed for a time with exaggerated zeal
iconoclast a person who attacks settled beliefs of institutions
imbibe to receive into the mind and retain; to take in liquid
jocular given to jesting; habitually jolly or playful
jubilant exultant
monolithic constituting a massive undifferentiated and often rigid whole
perspire to emit matter through the skin
quandary a state of perplexity or doubt
bending over backwards to try extremely hard to help or to please someone
until the cows came home for a very long period of time
horseplay rough, noisy behavior, especially when people push each other as a joke
open a whole new can of worms to create a complicated situation in which doing something to correct
burn bridges to destroy one's path, connections, reputation, opportunities
at the drop of a hat when you do something immediately without stopping to think about it
keep a stiff upper lip not showing or feeling emotions
knock her socks off when you find something extremely exciting or good
jump ship to leave an organization or cause, either because you think it is about to fail or because you want to join rival organization
apples and oranges to compare two things that are very different
Created by: pari.0912
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