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Ela Vocab 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| instructive; containing moral lessons | didactic |
| an improvement; a change for the better | amelioration |
| to throw overboard; to discard | jettison |
| having many kinds of parts or elements; of great variety; diverse | multifarious |
| to encroach; to infringe upon; to strike | impinge |
| too expensive; going beyond limits | exorbitant |
| one trained in some art or trade; a craftsman | artisan |
| to seek to convert; to win over to your own opinion | proselytize |
| full of life; lively; spirited | vivacious |
| to pass through; to spread itself; to pervade | permeate |
| talkative; given to continual talking | loquacious |
| convenient; spacious; roomy | commodious |
| attentive to all circumstances; cautious | circumspect |
| an offense; an insult; defiance | affront |
| flexible; easily bent | lithe |
| confusion; turmoil | welter |
| occurring occasionally or irregularly | sporadic |
| to show the meaning; to explain | construe |
| unchangeable; fixed | immutable |
| quarrelsome; desiring to argue | contentious |