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English Vocab 1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Cultist | a person who is so dedicated to a cause that they could be considered to be followers of a cult, or a small group of people with very specific beliefs (noun) |
| imperceptibly | very slightly or with subtlety (adv) |
| incessant | continuing without interruption; unending (adj) |
| indelible | not able to be forgotten or removed (adj) |
| languidly | in a way that lacks vitality or energy; lazily (adv) |
| marred | damaged or spoiled to a certain extent; disfigured or defaced (verb) |
| melodrama | a sensational, exaggerated performance (noun) |
| moorings | the places where ropes, chains, or anchors hold a boat to shore (noun) |
| Moxie | a brand of carbonated beverage that is among the first mass-produced soft drinks in the United States; now owned by the Coca Cola Company (proper noun) |
| pensively | dreamily or wistfully thought (adv) |
| petulant | childishly sulky or bad-tempered (adj) |
| plantains | ypes of bananas containing high levels of starch and little sugar, which are harvested green and widely used as a cooked vegetable in the tropics (noun) |
| premonitory | warning about something unpleasant before it happens (adj) |
| primeval | ancient; existing at or from a very early time (adj) |
| rudder | a flat piece hinged vertically near the stern of a boat or ship for steering (noun) |
| sarsaparilla | a sweetened carbonated beverage flavored with sassafras and oil distilled from a European birch (noun) |
| spinner | a type of fishing lure that uses metal blade that spins to attract fish (noun) |
| Ubangi | referring to the people of the Ubangi River region of Central Africa who are known to wear large discs inserted into their lips (proper noun) |