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A) Eng Vocab Quiz 1

TermDefinition
by the very fact or action Ipso facto (IP-so FAK-to) (adv)
an indispensable condition; prerequisite Sine qua non (Sy-nee kway non) (noun)
an isolated hill rising abruptly from the surrounding area, having steep sides and a flat top Butte (Byoot) (noun)
the pod of a plant, as that of flax or cotton Boll (bowl) (noun)
the 14th century, especially with reference to Italian art, literature, etc. Trecento (tray-CHEN-to) (noun)
a poem of thirteen lines with two rhymes and the opening words used as a refrain in two places Rondeau (RON-do) (noun)
fear of the number 13 Triskaidekaphobia (tris-ky-dek-uh-FO-bee-uh) (noun)
1. A period of thirteen years 2. Thirteenth anniversary Tridecennary (try-di-SEN-uh-ree) (noun)
1. Recklessly extravagant; wasteful 2. Given over to dissipation; dissolute Profligate (Pro-Flih-gate) (adj)
minutely rough and hairy Hirsutulous (hur-SOO-chuh-luhs) (adj)
having or producing hair Piliferous (py-LIF-uhr-uhs) (adj)
the growing of a beard Pogonotrophy (po-guh-NAW-truh-fee) (noun)
a bald-headed person Pilgarlic (pil-GAHR-lik) (noun)
of all kinds or sorts Omnifarious (om-ni-FAR-ee-uhs) (adj)
1. A liquid medication rubbed on the skin 2. The act of applying a lotion to the bruised part of the body Embrocation (em-broh-KAY-shuhn) (noun)
1. Attached directly to the base, without a stalk (as in a leaf or a flower) 2. Permanently attached; immobile (as in an animal; for ex. A barnacle) Sessile (SES-il) (adj)
turning sour; slightly sour Acescent (uh-SES-uhnt) (adj)
a sheriff’s officer who made arrests for failure to pay a debt Catchpole (KACH-poll) (noun)
of or relating to marshes Paludal (puh-LOOD-uhl) (adj)
an alarm bell or warning signal Tocsin (TOK-sin) (noun)
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