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Vocab 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| maelstrom | a powerful circular current of water; whirlpool; vortex |
| plentitude | a full supply; plenty |
| nadir | the lowest point of anything; rock bottom |
| incontrovertible | impossible to deny or disprove, indisputable; certain; proven |
| iconoclast | someone who attacks cherished beliefs or institutions; critic; nonconformist; rebel |
| ebullient | joyously unrestrained; cheerful and full of energy |
| modicum | a small or moderate token amount; degree; hint of; smidge; fragment |
| ambivalent | uncertain or unable to decide about what course to follow; indecisive; wavering |
| zephyr | a slight wind; a gentle breeze |
| paucity | an insufficient quantity or number; lack of; deficiency |