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English Vocab WK 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| interloper | (N) one who moves in where he or she is not wanted or has no right to be, an intruder |
| interloper (SYN) | (SYN) tresspasser, meddler, buttinsky |
| intrinsic | (ADJ.) belonging to someone or something by its very nature, essential, inherent; originating in a bodily organ or part |
| intrinsic (SYN) | (SYN) imminent, organic |
| inveigh | (V) to make a violent attack in words, express strong disapproval |
| inveigh (SYN) | (SYN) rail, harangue, fulminate, remonstrate |
| lassitude | (N) weariness of body or mind, lack of energy |
| lassitude (SYN) | (SYN) fatigue, lethargy, torpor, langour, lazy |
| millennium | (N) A period of one thousand years; A period of great joy |
| millennium (SYN) | (SYN) golden age, prosperity, peace |
| occult | (ADJ) mysterious, magical, supernatural; Secret, hidden from view; Not detectable by ordinary means (V) to hide, conceal; Eclipse; (N) matters involving the supernatural |
| occult (SYN) | (SYN) supernatural, esoteric, arcane |
| permeate | (V) to spread through, penetrate, soak through |
| permeate (SYN) | (SYN) penetrate, diffuse, saturate |
| precipitate | (V) to fall as moisture; to cause or bring about suddenly; to hurl down from a great height; to give distict form to; (ADJ) characterized by excessive haste; (N) moisture; the product of an action or process |
| precipitate (SYN) | (SYN) provoke, produce, reckless, impetuous |
| stringent | (ADJ) strict, severe; rigorously or urgently binding or compelling; sharp or bitter to the taste |
| stringent (SYN) | (SYN) stern, rigorous, tough, urgent imperative |
| surmise | (V) to think or believe without certain supporting evidence; to conjecture or guess; (N) likely idea that lacks definite proof |
| surmise (SYN) | (SYN) infer, gather, inference, presumption |