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Alas babylon
vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cabal | A small group of secret ploters |
| Camaraderie | comradeship |
| Caste | A social group |
| Clandestine | executed with secrecy |
| Cortege | a funeral |
| Detene | relaxing of tension |
| Echelon | A level of command |
| Ecumenical | universal |
| Elite | The best at something |
| Esprit de corps | A sence of unity |
| Genealogy | record of ancestry |
| Hierarchy | A raking of people. |
| Hobnob | to associate of friendly terms |
| Liaison | Contact maintained by the army |
| Rapprochement | resstablishment of harmonious |
| Anachronism | someone or something that is not in its correct chronological time |
| Anon | at another time |
| Antebellum | existing before war |
| antediluvian | very old |
| Atavism | The reappearance in an individual of characteristics some some remote ancestor |
| Augury | an omen |
| biennial | happening every two years |
| chronology | the sequential order |
| diurnal | belonging to the day time |
| Eon | indefinitely long period of time |
| ephemeral | lasting a short period of time |
| epoch | a particular period of time marked by distinctive features |
| generation | the entire body of individuals born |
| Score | 20 points |
| Tercentenary | pertaining to 300 years or a period of 300 years |
| judiciously | good judgement |
| irascible | easily angered |
| voyeur | getting pleasure by watching secret acts |
| commiserated | felt or expressing sorrow |
| audacious | bold |
| subversive | dissident |
| cerebrate | to reason |
| capitulation | surrendering under certain conditions |
| untenable | indefensible |
| miasma | the ability to spread fear |
| tactical | military forcews in battle |
| aantipathy | strong dislike |
| affront | to show disrespect |
| cataclysm | a violent change |
| artesian | a deep well |
| saturnine | gloomy |
| hypertension | abnormally high blood pressure |
| incongruously | inappropriately |
| vector | a line to guide from one point to another |
| ballistic missiles | missiles aimed at or before the tome of launching |
| inexplicably | unexplainably |
| contrails | vapor trails |
| undulating | moving in the manner of waves |
| atavistic | reverting to a primitive state |
| gesticulating | intence gestures |
| cravenly | cowardly |
| corpulent | fat |
| dissipation | wasting by misuse |
| effrontery | shameless boldness |
| fiduciary | legally holding in trust |
| holocaust | complete destruction by fire |
| improvident | not looking ahead |
| infamy | extream wickedness |
| moratorium | legal authorization to delay payment |
| pugnacious | quarrelsome |
| fastidious | extreamly refined |
| noxious | very harmful |
| septic | causing infection |
| macadam | pavement of bound |
| unorthodox | not generally accepted |
| emaciated | thin from loss of flesh |
| inured | toughened |
| maelstom | a huge, turbulent whirl pool |
| barter | to trade one kind of goods for another |
| disparity | lack of equality |
| insidious | secret |
| remunerative | profitable |
| marauders | persons who go about to steal or take by illegal force |
| ludicrously | ridiculously |
| capriciously | in a manner likely to change suddenly |
| avocation | something a person does without his regular business |
| highwaymen | men who rob travelers on public roads |
| boondooggle | useless work |
| martial law | ruled by the army |
| paradoxical | may be true but seems to say or imply two opposite things |
| vicissitudes | changes in circumstances |
| crypric | having a hidden meaning |
| palavers | conferences to discuss matters in dispute |
| august | majestic |
| decamped | left quickly |
| imprudent | reckless |
| sortie | a snigle assault against the enemy |
| wantonly | without reason |
| immutable | never changing |
| acumen | keen insight |
| malleable | adaptable |
| chagrined | disappointed |
| translucent | letting light though but unable to see though |
| tertiary | of the third order or rank |
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Jcaron.13
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