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English 2 Vocab 5-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| fop | an excessively fashion-conscious man |
| imprecation | a curse |
| non sequitur | something that does not logically follow |
| sanguine | cheerful, optimistic |
| bowdlerize | to remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc |
| impair | to weaken; to cause to become worse |
| panegyric | an expression of praise |
| quandary | a puzzling situation; a dilemma |
| ebullient | enthusiastic |
| deference | respect; consideration |
| carnal | relating to physical appetite, especially sexual |
| nebulous | hazy; vague, uncertain |
| rakish | dashingly stylish and confident |
| elegy | a sad or mournful poem |
| pedantic | tending to show off one's learning |
| antipathy | an intense dislike |
| elucidate | to make clear |
| imminent | likely to happen, threatening |
| banal | common, ordinary |
| obdurate | stubborn; hardhearted |
| peruse | to read carefully, scrutinize |
| bedlam | a noisy uproar; a scene of wild confusion |
| affluence | wealth; richness |
| scurrilous | coarsely |
| parody | a work which imitates another in a ridiculous manner |
| sedulous | hard working, diligent |
| onerous | burdensome; heavy; hard to endure |
| amoral | lacking a sense of right and wrong |
| eschew | to keep away from; to avoid; to shun |
| denouement | an outcome; result |