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english 10-5
vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| formication | sensation of bugs on skin |
| efficacious | effective/ produces a positive result |
| antimacassar | fancy covering on back of chair or sofa |
| jettison | to throw off (for purpose of lightening the cargo) |
| matzoon | yogurt |
| parlance | manner of speaking |
| severance | a breaking apart/ a split/ a cutting away from |
| inveterate | firmly established |
| comminute | to pulverize/ to crush to powder |
| obviate | floating trash/ waste |
| fortalice | small battle station |
| calumny | slander |
| amnesty | pardoning of a crime |
| inviolate | sacred, protected |
| subvention | financial aid/ rescue from financial difficulties |
| xanthous | yellow |
| gestation | period of growth prior to birth |
| flotsam | floating trash/ waste |
| viable | possible |
| retrorse | turned backwards |