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English 11 Vocab 17
WSHS English 11 Vocab List 17 Wood/Tedder
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acrimonious | adj. bitter in words or manner(ack – cri – moan – ee – us) |
| adulation | n. flattery; admiration(add – you – lay – shun) |
| charlatan | n. quack; pretender to knowledge (shar – li – tan) |
| dawdle | v. loiter; waste time (daw – dull) |
| debunk | v. expose something as nonsensical or false, to disprove (de – bunk) |
| exonerate | v. acquit; exculpate (to clear from blame) (ex – zon – er – ate) |
| extraneous | adj. not essential; superfluous (ex – train – ee – us) |
| galvanize | v. stimulate by shock; stir up; revitalize (gal – van – eyes) |
| hiatus | n. gap; interruption in duration or continuity (hi – ate – us) |
| incongruous | adj. not fitting; absurd (in – con – grew – us) |
| inimical | adj. unfriendly; hostile; harmful (in – em – ick – ul) |
| judicious | adj. sound in judgment; wise (jew – dish – us) |
| mollify | v. soothe (moll – if - eye) |
| pedantic | adj. showing off learning; bookish (ped – dan – tick) |
| propitious | adj. favorable; fortunate; advantageous (pro – pish – us) |
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