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Vocab 1.1
English
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ASSAY | (V) a technical term – to test something (such as a metal or drug) |
| CAUSTIC | (adj) describes bluntly and harshly critical remarks/statements |
| COPECETIC | (adj) things that are very satisfactory |
| DUPLICITY | (N) refers to dishonest behavior meant to trick or deceive someone. |
| EMBARGO | (N) a government order that limits trade in some way (in a broader sense – prohibition) |
| LACKLUSTER | (adj) something dull or mediocre. |
| OXYMORON | (N) a combination of words that have opposite or very different meanings |
| MYRIAD | (N) usually followed by of, means “a great number,” |
| PUNDIT | (N) someone who is usually considered an expert on a particular subject |
| UPBRAID | (V) to speak to them in an angry or critical way in response to something they have done wrong—in other words, TO SCOLD |