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sophmore vocab 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| epistle | n a letter or literary composition in letter form |
| avid | adj. enthusastic; extremly interestedsyn:voracius;eager ant:apathetic |
| gadfly | n irritating and resistent person syn:nuisance;pest |
| humility | n.absece of vanity;humblenesssyn:modesty ant:vanity,arrogance |
| dolorous | adj.exhibiting sorrow or painsyn:mornful ant:joyus |
| gargantuan | adj.of huge or extraordianry size and powersyn: gigantic;huge ant:tiny |
| arduous | adj.difficult; requiring much effortsyn:strenuous;laborious ant.easy, unchallenging |
| affable | adj. friendy,agreeable,easy to talk tsyn.amiable,good-naturated ant.disagreal, irascible |
| grandiloquent | adj.pompous or high-flw n speechsyn. pretentous ant. plain-spoken |
| agrarian | adj. concerning frmsfrmers, or the use of landsyn.agricultural ant. urban, industrial |
| grimace | n. a facial expresion of fear, disapproval, or painsyn.scowl ant.smile |
| harangue | n.along,strongy expressed speech or lecture syn.tirade |
| formidable | adj. arousing fear or awe syn. intimidating |
| sycophant | n. a flatterer, one who fawns on others in order to gain favor syn.toady ant. contrarian |
| explicit | adj. clearly and openly stated, leaving nothing to imaginationsyn.exact,precise ant. ambiguous,vague |