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Vocabulary Unit 2
"The Gift of a Magi"
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Coax | To attempt to influence by genital persuasion, or flattery |
| Discreet | Judicious in one's conduct or speech, especially with regard to respecting privacy or maintaining silence; something of delicate nature |
| Imputation | An attribution, as of fault or crime |
| Mendicancy | The practice of begging |
| Meretricious | Alluring by a show of flashy or vulgar attractions |
| Prudence | Caution with regard to practical matters; discretion |
| Evanesced | To disappear gradually; vanish; fade |
| Heresy | the maintaining of such an opinion |
| Infallibility | Being absolutely trustworthy |
| Imminent | Likely to occur at any moment; impending |
| Precariously | Dependent on circumstances beyond one's control |
| Prim | Formally precise or proper; as |