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Vocab #12
WSHS Eng. 11 Vocab List #12 - Wood/Tedder
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| germane | (ger-maine) adj. pertinent; bearing upon case at hand; important, relevant, relative, and appropriate |
| extraneous | (ex-train-ee-us) adj. not essential; superfluous |
| ethereal | (ee-thear-ee-ul) adj. light; heavenly; unusually refined |
| epicure | (ep-i-cure) n. connoisseur of food and drink; expert who appreciates food and wine |
| dispel | (dis-pell) v. to drive away; scatter (as in a rumor) |
| virulent | (veer-you-lint) adj. extremely poisonous; hostile; bitter |
| viable | (vy-uh-bull) adj. practical or workable; capable of maintaining life |
| supplant | (sup-plant) v. replace; usurp; take another's place |
| surreptitious | (sir-rep-ti-shus) adj. secret; furtie; sneaky |
| transcendent | (tran-sin-dint) adj. surpassing; exceeding ordinary limits; spiritual |
| squalor | (sqwa-lore) n. filth; neglected state |
| relinquish | (re-link-wish) v. to give up something with reluctance; yield |
| prattle | (prat-ul) v. to babble |
| precipitous | (pre-sip-i-tus) adj. steep; overhasty |
| mundane | (mun-dain) adj. worldly as opposed to spiritual; ordinary; average |