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Vocabulary ch.1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Achilles' heel | n. weak point- flaw |
| stentorian | adj. very loud- sonorous |
| mnemonic | adj. assisting memory- assisting reminiscence |
| fathom | v. understand, figure out, penetrate the meaning of- comprehend |
| serendipity | n. ability to make lucky discoveries by chance or accident- fortuity |
| desultory | adj. random, unmethodical, aimless- haphazard |
| pariah | n. social outcast-persona non grata |
| tawdry | adj. showy and cheap- vulgar |
| pecuniary | adj. relating to money- monetary |
| impecunious | adj. having little or no money; poor- indigent |