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english vocab 20wrds
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (adj) – instructive; containing moral lessons | didactic |
| (n) – an improvement; a change for the better | amelioration |
| (v) – to throw overboard; to discard | jettison |
| (adj) – having many kinds of parts or elements; of great variety; diverse | multifarious |
| (v) – to encroach; to infringe upon; to strike (usually followed by on, upon, or against) | impinge |
| (adj) – too expensive; going beyond limits | exorbitant |
| (n) – one trained in some art or trade; a craftsman | artisan |
| (v) – to seek to convert; to win over to your own opinion | proselytize |
| (adj) – full of life; lively; spirited | vivacious |
| (v) – to pass through; to spread itself; to pervade | permeate |
| (adj) – talkative; given to continual talking | loquacious |
| (adj) – convenient; spacious; roomy | commodious |
| (adj) – attentive to all circumstances; cautious | circumspect |
| (n) – an offense; an insult; defiance | affront |
| (adj) – flexible; easily bent | lithe |
| (n) – confusion; turmoil | welter |
| (adj) – occurring occasionally or irregularly | sporadic |
| (v) – to show the meaning; to explain | construe |
| (adj) – unchangeable; fixed | immutable |
| (adj) – quarrelsome; desiring to argue | contentious |