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bkhs 12/G unit 14
sadlier-oxford vocab workshop level g unit 14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| beatific | blissful; rendering or making blessed |
| behemoth | a creature of enormous size, power |
| blandishment | anything designed to flatter or coax |
| cacophonous | harsh-sounding, raucous |
| chicanery | trickery, deceptive practices or tactics |
| consign | to give over to another's care, charge or control |
| coup | a highly successful stroke; a sudden takeover of power or leadership |
| euphemism | a mild or inoffensive expression used in place or a harsh or unpleasant one |
| febrile | feverish, frenetic |
| gainsay | to deny, contradict |
| imminent | about to happen, threatening |
| innate | natural, inborn |
| loath | unwilling, reluctant |
| manifest | clear, evident to the mind; to show plainly, a list of cargo and/or passengers |
| minutiae | small or trivial details |
| moratorium | a suspension of activity; an official waiting period |
| nostrum | an alleged cure-all |
| pariah | one who is rejected |
| visionary | not practical, lacking in realism; a dreamer |
| wizened | dry, shrunken, and wrinkled |