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Honors English 3
Vocab 7 - 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adroit | skillful, clever |
| macroscopic | visible to the naked eye |
| fatuous | foolish |
| bovine | pertaining to cows |
| ferret | to search |
| affectation | phony attitude |
| knell | sound made by a bell |
| dichotomy | a division into two parts |
| callow | young and inexperienced |
| iaconic | using few words |
| quiddity | an essential quality |
| patent | evident or obvious |
| peccadillo | a minor offense |
| sagacious | wise |
| rationalize | to make an excuse for |
| deride | to ridicule or scorn |
| censure | to criticize sharply |
| gambol | to frolic |
| immolate | to kill someone as a sacrificial victim |
| recondite | difficult to understand |
| martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
| quagmire | a difficult situation |
| gibe | to ridicule or taunt |
| agape | open-mouthed |
| carcinogen | causing cancer |
| olfactory | pertaining to smell |
| imperious | domineering or overbearing |
| grotesque | distorted |
| neologism | new word or expression |
| hackneyed | commonplace |