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English 1 vocab15-16
vocab 15-16
Question | Answer |
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adjunct | connect to in a dependent, but not a part of |
macabre | grim |
farcical | absurd |
debonair | elegant and gracious |
penchant | a strong liking |
deplete | empty |
chicanery | the use of tricks to deceive |
feisty | agressive |
mitigate | to make less severe |
gull | to cheat |
nadir | lowest point |
equivocal | unsertian |
genealogy | family history |
impervious | incapable of being affected |
filial | relating to a son or daughter |
daub | to paint unskillfully |
admonish | to warn |
obeisance | a bow expressing great respect |
cache | a concealed store of goods |
affliction | great suffering |
mendicant | a beggar |
aphorism | concise statement of a truth |
oscillate | to swing or move back and forth |
delete | to take out |
oust | expel |
impermeable | not permitting passage |
paean | a fervent expression of praise |
imperturbable | unflustered |
lax | careless |
palpable | capable of being touched or felt |