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adv english quiz 1

vocab

QuestionAnswer
1. didactic instructive; containing moral lessons The didactic story proved valuable to the reader, who was faced with a difficult decision.
amelioration an improvement; a change for the better
jettison to throw overboard; to discard
multifarious having many kinds of parts or elements; of great variety; diverse
impinge to encroach; to infringe upon; to strike
exorbitant too expensive; going beyond limits
artisan one trained in some art or trade; a craftsman
proselytize to seek to convert; to win over to your own opinion
vivacious full of life; lively; spirited
permeate o pass through; to spread itself; to pervade
loquacious talkative; given to continual talking
commodious convenient; spacious; roomy
circumspect attentive to all circumstances; cautious
affront an offense; an insult; defiance
lithe flexible; easily bent
welter confusion; turmoil
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construe to show the meaning; to explain
immutable unchangeable; fixed
contentious quarrelsome; desiring to argue
Created by: Marco Puma
 

 



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