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Unit 6 Vocabulary
20 terms
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abortive (accent) | abor' tive |
| Abortive (definition) | failing to accomplish an intended aim or purpose; only partially or imperfectly developed |
| Abortive (part of speech) | adjective |
| Abortive (synonyms & antonyms) | S: miscarried, fruitless, premature A: successful, realized, consumated |
| Bruit (definition) | to spread the news, reports, or unsubstantiated rumors |
| Bruit (part of speech) | verb |
| Bruit (synonyms & antonyms) | S: noise abroad, broadcast, blazon A: cover up, conceal, hush up |
| Contumelious (accent) | contume' lious |
| Contumelious (definition) | insolent or rude in speech or behavior; insultingly abusive; humiliating |
| Contumelious (part of speech) | adjective |
| Contumelious (synonyms & antonyms) | S: vituperative, scurrilous, excoriating A: laudatory, commendatory, deferential |
| Dictum (accent) | dic' tum |
| Dictum (definition) | a short saying; an authoritative statement |
| Dictum (part of speech) | noun |
| Dictum (synonyms & antonyms) | S: maxim, precept, aphorism, axiom |
| Ensconce (accent) | ensconce' |
| Ensconce (part of speech) | verb |
| Ensconce (definition) | to settle comfortably and firmly in position; to put or hide in a safe place |
| Ensconce (synonyms & antonyms ) | S: nestle, lodge, entrench A: unseat, displace, oust |
| Iconoclastic (accent) | iconoclas' tic |
| Iconoclastic (definition) | attacking or seeking to overthrow popular or traditional beliefs, ideas, or institutions |
| Iconoclastic (part of speech) | adjective |
| Iconoclastic (synonyms & antonyms) | S: image-breaking, irreverent, heretical A: orthodox, conservative, reverent |
| In medias res (accent) | in med' ias res |
| In medias res (definition) | in or into the middle of a plot; into the middle of things |
| In medias res (part of speech) | adverb |
| Internecine (accent) | internec' ine |
| Internecine (part of speech) | adjective |
| Internecine (definition) | mutually destructive; characterized by great slaughter and bloodshed |
| Internecine (synonyms & antonyms) | S: murderous, savage, ruinous A: peaceful, harmonious, constructive |
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