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S2 Week 9 Vocab

TermDefinitionExamples
benighted ignorant, unenlightened The poor ___ peasants had never heard of these wonderful modern inventions.
captious faultfinding, critical Pam was annoyed by John’s ___ criticism of her every utterance.
dilatory slow, tardy, causing delay (dilly dally) Alan was so ___ about returning his books that the library took away his card.
doyen the senior member, or the most experienced member The 98-year-old man was unquestionably the ___ of the senior citizens’ club; no one else was over 80.
epigone an imitator, follower The professor considers himself a follower of Plato’s, but he is merely an ___: where Plato was profound the professor is merely pompous.
febrile feverish The child was hot and ___ after the long, exhausting day.
friable crumbly, brittle The ___ piece of sandstone crumbled into a thousand pieces when I dropped it on the sidewalk.
gelid icy, very cold The snowstorm brought such ___ weather that frostbite was epidemic.
lacuna a gap, hole, empty space There are many ___ in our knowledge of how and when Shakespeare wrote his plays.
moribund dormant, dying, obsolescent When funds ran out, the project became ___.
nugatory worthless, futile, ineffectual Endless and mindless repetition of endearments can make then ___ after a while.
recalcitrant rebellious, refractory, defiant In a dictatorship, even a small group of ___ subjects is a threat.
sacerdotal priestly The priest regretted that business matters intruded on his ___ duties.
saturnine gloomy, dour, morose Emily’s ___ disposition makes it difficult for anyone to know or like her.
turpitude depravity, baseness The governor said his opponent’s ___ made him unfit to serve in office.
Created by: Salem A.
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