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Vocab #16
WSHS - English 11 - Vocab List #16 Wood/Tedder
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| forestall | v. prevent by taking action in advance (for – stall) |
| impervious | adj. impenetrable; incapable of being damaged or distressed (im – per – vee – us) |
| incarcerate | v. to imprison (in – car – sir – ate) |
| loquacious | adj. talkative (lo – qway – shus) |
| naiveté | n. quality of being unsophisticated; simplicity (nigh – eve – tay) |
| misnomer | n. wrong name; incorrect designation (mis – nome - er) |
| petulant | adj. touchy; peevish (pet – you - lent) |
| prosaic | adj. dull and unimaginative; factual only (pro – zay - ic) |
| pungent | adj. stinging; sharp in taste or smell (pun - gent) |
| sectarian | adj. relating to a religious faction or sub-group; narrow-minded (sec – tare – ee - an) |
| sycophant | n. servile flatterer; bootlicker (sick – o - fant) |
| verbose | adj. wordy (verb - ose) |
| ephemeral | adj. short-lived; fleeting (if – em – er- al) |
| exhume | v. dig out of the ground; remove from the grave (ex - oom) |
| disparage | v. belittle (dis –pair - age) |
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