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Comp Vocab Test #2
Honors Comp/Lit Vocab Test #2
Question | Answer |
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Digress | Leave the main subject temporarily in speech or writing. |
Pedagogical | Relating to teaching |
Harrowing | Acutely distressing (extremely disturbing) |
Ameliorate | Make (something bad) better |
Enigma | A person or thing that is mysterious, puzzling, or difficult to understand. |
Volatile | Liable to change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worst. |
Benevolent | Intending or showing goodwill; kindly; friendly |
Pompous | Irritatingly grand, solemn, or self-important |
Vice | Immoral or wicked behavior |
Archaic | Very old or old-fashioned |
Glutton | An excessively greedy eater |
Apathetic | Showing or feeling no interest, enthusiasm, or concern |