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Vocab. Quiz(unit1-3)
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| amorphous | shapeless |
| boor | a rude or impolite person |
| carrion | decaying flesh |
| enervate | to weaken |
| ephemeral | lasting only a brief time |
| factious | causing disagreement |
| fervent | eager |
| ignoble | dishonorable |
| rectify | to correct |
| bona fide | genuine, in good faith |
| parochial | limited in view |
| obfuscate | to confuse |
| edify | improve someone (esp |
| cataclysm | a violent change |
| adventitious | accidental; nonessential |
| importune | to ask persistently |
| optimum | most favorable |
| ambiguous | open to more than one interpretation |
| extenuate | to lessen the seriousness through excuses |
| exuberance | quality of being extravagantly joyful |
| amortizing | to liquidate a debt |
| dysentery | inflammatory disorder of the lower intestinal tract |
| eviscerated | to remove guts; disemboweled |
| censure | criticize |
| acquiescence | consent by giving in |
| platitude | unoriginal remark |
| pious | showing reverence |
| volition | power of choosing |
| reticence | reserve/reluctance |