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Vocab Lesson 2
English Vocab Lesson
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| impotent | (A) powerless; lacking strength |
| antithesis | (N) an exact opposite; an opposite extreme |
| maelstrom | (N) whirlpool; turbulence; agitated state of mind |
| emendation | (N) a correction |
| chagrin | (N) embarrassment; a complete loss of courage |
| bauble | (N) a showy but useless thing |
| diaphanous | (A) very sheer and light |
| labyrinth | (N) a complicated network of winding passages; a maze |
| gloat | (V) to look at or think about with great satisfaction |
| impediment | (N) a barrier; obstruction |
| bestial | (A) savage; brutal |
| effete | (A) worn out; barren |
| shard | (N) a fragment |
| bland | (A) mild; tasteless; dull |
| nihilism | (N) a total rejection of established laws |