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Some Difficult Words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adjuration | a grave warning; an earnest, solemn appeal |
| catechism | a book, in question and answer form, summarizing the basic principles of Christianity; a basic manual in some subject |
| jibe | to agree; be in harmony |
| asperity | something that is harsh and hard to endure |
| emetic | an agent that induces vomiting |
| sybarite | a person devoted to pleasure and luxury |
| thrall | in bondage; one who is enslaved or mind-controlled; the state of being under the control of another person |
| litotes | a figure of speech consisting of an understatement in which an affirmative is expressed by negating its opposite, as in "This is no small problem" |
| uncanny | Peculiarly unsettling, as if of supernatural origin or nature; eerie; So keen and perceptive as to seem preternatural |
| largess | liberality in bestowing gifts, especially in a lofty or condescending manner |
| exacting | 1. making severe demands; rigorous 2. requiring great care, effort, or attention |
| craven | cowardly |
| bombast | grandiloquent, pompous speech or writing |
| tractable | 1. Easily managed or controlled; governable. 2. Easily handled or worked; malleable. |
| apex | 1. The highest point; the vertex: the apex of a triangle; the apex of a hill. 2. The point of culmination. 3. The usually pointed end of an object; the tip: the apex of a leaf. |
| odious | arousing or meriting strong dislike, aversion, or intense displeasure |
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