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Gr 7 Winter WM 25-26
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| apex | the highest point (of something) |
| filibuster | obstruct deliberately by delaying |
| esoteric | confined to and understandable by only an enlightened inner circle |
| rabble | a disorderly crowd of people |
| upbraid | to reproach severely: scold vehemently |
| cynical | believing the worst of human nature and motives |
| antic | an attention-drawing, often wildly playful or funny act or action:usually plural |
| stem | to stop or dam up (something, such as a river) |
| obstreperous | stubbornly resistant to control;unruly |
| altercation | a noisy, heated, angry dispute |
| condone | to regard or treat (something bad) as acceptable, forgivable, or harmless |
| dexterous | done with skill |
| repose | to lean in a comfortable resting position |
| culminate | to end with a particular result, or at a particular poin |
| interminable | lasting a very long time and therefore boring or annoying |
| hauteur | arrogance |
| check | the act of restraining power or action or limiting excess |
| wry | expressing irony |
| grievance | the formal expression of a complaint |
| assuage | to make an unpleasant feeling less severe |
| impeccable | free from fault, blame, or error |
| outcry | a strong protest |
| aggrandize | to make great or greater (as in power, wealth, or reputation) |
| deferential | showing that you respect somebody/something, especially somebody older or more senior than you |
| plight | a difficult and sad situation:a predicament |