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lesson 10 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| amendment | an alteration or correction |
| calliope | an organ-like musical instrument having a keyboard that operates steam whistles |
| clairvoyance | the power to see things that are invisible to the senses |
| didactic | intended to instruct or guide |
| epic | impressive and magnificent; beyond ordinary |
| gruff | stern and blunt in manner~harsh sounding |
| incomprehensible | difficult or impossible to understand |
| lurch | to move slowly and unsteadily~move suddenly |
| ocular | of or relating to the eye or sense of sight |
| palatable | acceptable to the taste and mind |
| quiver | to tremble rapidly or shaky trembling motion ~case for holding arrows |
| residual | left over, as after the end of a process |
| stoic | seemingly indifferent to pain, grief, or pleasure |
| tirade | a long, angry speech |
| voracious | eager to eat; greedily hungry |