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Lesson 2 Vocab Test
Guillory
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| arable | fit for cultivation(land) Syn:Fertile Ant: parched |
| brigand | a robber or bandit |
| carte blanche | authority with no bounds |
| consomme | a clear soup |
| contemptuous | scornful, haughty syn: insulting, derisive Ant: humble |
| cosmopolitan | worldly, sophisticated syn; cultured, urbane Ant: provincial |
| discerning | distinguishing differences; detecting syn:perspective |
| donnybrook | a fight; an uproar syn: brawl |
| incantation | a charm; recited magical spell |
| interlocutor | a questioner; an on-stage speaker |
| metamorphosis | a transformation or dramatic change syn: mutation |
| nomenclature | a naming system in an art or science syn: classification |
| serendipity | a fortunate discovery made by accident |
| stentorian | extremely loud syn: earsplitting ant: quiet, silent |
| vestige | trace; evidence syn: fragment, remnant |