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Vocab List 10/22/10
english 11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| addle | v. to make inefficient or worthless; muddle |
| befog | v. to confuse |
| bigamist | n. one who has 2 spouses at the same time |
| bigamy | n. the crime of marrying any other person while having a legal spouse living |
| carrion | n. dead and putrefying flesh |
| credence | n. belief |
| datum | n. a premise, starting-point, or given fact |
| dauntless | adj. fearless |
| globose | adj. spherical |
| homologous | adj. identical in nature, make-up, or relation |
| impracticable | adj. not feasible |
| maidenhood | n. virginity |
| mimic | v. to imitate the speech or actions of |
| necromancer | n. on who practices the art of foretelling the future by means of communication with the dead |
| necropolis | n. a city of the dead |
| opulent | adj. wealthy |
| papacy | n. the official head of the Roman Catholic Church |
| philately | n. the study and collection of stamps |
| rendezvous | n. a prearranged place of meeting |
| stallion | n. an uncastrated male horse, commonly one kept for breeding |