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vocab. ch. 9-11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Tending to excite | Provocative |
| Deserving blame | Culpable |
| Next to last | Penultimate |
| Carefree | Blithe |
| Tending to induce sleep | Soporific |
| Spreading through | Pervasive |
| Harmless | Benign |
| Excited/Frantic | Frenetic |
| A counteraccusation | Recrimination |
| To prove by adding evidence | Corroborate |
| Impossible to defend | Untenable |
| A thin attractive layer | Veneer |
| Emitting light | Luminous |
| Indirect | Circuitous |
| Indicated but not expressed | Tacit |
| Generosity | Largesse |
| Depredate | To plunder/ransack |
| History of a word | Etymology |
| Common people | Demotic |
| Ape or monkey | Simian |
| Entertainment producer | Impresario |
| Required/necessary | Requisite |
| Defensive wall | Bulwark |
| Gradual increase in the volume of music | Crescendo |
| Uncompromising | Intransigent |
| Persistent | Dogged |