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Ho. English 3 (4)
Vocabulary 7-8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adroit | skillful |
| macroscopic | visible to naked eye |
| fatuous | foolish |
| bovine | cowlike |
| ferret | to search |
| affectation | phony attitude |
| knell | sound made by bell |
| dichotomy | division in two parts |
| callow | young & inexperienced |
| laconic | using few words |
| quiditty | essential quality |
| deride | to mock |
| censure | criticize shapefully |
| gambol | playful walk |
| immolate | kill by fire |
| recondite | difficult to understand |
| martinet | taskmaster |
| quagmire | to difficult situation |
| gibe | scoff or ridicule |
| agape | open-mouthed |
| carcinogen | cancer causing |
| olfactory | pertaining to smell |
| imperious | overbearing |
| grotesque | absurd |
| neologism | a new word or expression |
| hackneyed | commonplace; overused |
| patent | evident or obvious |
| peccadillo | a misdeed |
| sagacious | wise |
| rationalize | to make an excuse for |