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vocab lesson 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| arable | fit for cultivation(land) |
| brigand | a robber or bandit |
| carte blanche | authority with no bounds |
| consumme | a clear soup |
| contemptuous | scornful, haughty |
| cosmopolitan | worldly, sophisticated |
| discerning | distinguishing differences; detecting |
| donnybrook | a fight uproar |
| incantation | a charm; recited magical spell |
| interlocutor | a questioner; an on-stage speaker |
| metamorphosis | a transformation or dramatic change |
| nomenclature | a naming in an art or science |
| serendipity | a fortunate discovery made by accident |
| stentorian | exetremely loud |
| vestige | a trade; evidence |
| con- | with or together |
| cern | separate or distinguish |
| cosmo | world |
| polites | citizen |
| polis | city |