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VOCAB dec3
English Vocab
Question | Answer |
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apostasy | n. a total departure from one's faith or religion |
confectionery | n. the candy collectively that a confectioner makes or sells, as candy |
contumacy | n. contemptuous disregard of the requirements of rightful authority |
diabolic | adj. characteristic of the devil |
exorcise | v. to cast or drive out by religious or magical means |
fallacy | n. any unsound or delusive mode of reasoning, or anything based on such reasoning |
fugacious | adj. fleeting |
gamester | n. a gambler |
hydrous | adj. watery |
impeccable | adj. blameless |
irrefragable | adj. that can not be refuted or disproved |
lascivios | adj. lustful |
louse | n. a small insect parasitic on and sucking the blood of mammals |
mendicant | n. a beggar |
morphology | n. the science of organic forms |
osculate | v. to kiss |
palliate | v. to cause to appear les guilty |
pauperism | n. dependence on charity |
requiem | n. a solemn mass sung for the repose of the souls of the dead |
venal | adj. mercenary, corrupt |