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Vocab Chap 7/8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adroit | skillful, clever |
| macroscopic | visible to the naked eye |
| fatuous | foolish, inane |
| bovine | pertaining to cows or cattle |
| ferret | to search or drive out |
| affection | a phony attitude |
| knell | a sound made by a bell |
| dichotomy | a division into two parts |
| callow | young and inexperienced |
| laconic | using few words, short, concise |
| quiddity | an essential quality |
| patent | evident or obvious |
| peccadillo | a minor offense |
| sagacious | wise, having keen perception |
| rationalize | to make an excuse for |
| deride | to ridicule, to mock |
| censure | to criticize sharply |
| gambol | to frolic |
| immolate | to kill someone as a sacrificed victim |
| recondite | difficult to understand |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| quagmire | a swamp, difficult or inextricable situation |
| gibe | to scoff, to ridicule |
| agape | open-mouthed, surprised |
| carcinogen | causing cancer |
| olfactory | pertaining to smell |
| imperious | domineering, haughty |
| grotesque | absurd, distorted |
| neologism | a new word or expression |
| hackneyed | common, overused |