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JT 1-4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| apprentice | Person learning trade or art, especially beyond a legal agreement to work for an employer for a certain length of time in return for instruction and maintenance, but little or no pay. |
| parasite | living off another life form, not self-sustaining. |
| brackish | slightly salty |
| crucible | container in which metals, ores, etc- can be melted. |
| pious | having or showing reverence for God-religious. |
| repousse | raised in relief by hammering on the reverse side of thin metal. |
| poultice | a soft, moist mass of mustard, herbs, etc. applied to the body as medicine. |
| illiterate | unable to read and write; showing a lack of education. |
| indolent | disliking work; lazy; idle. |
| diffident | lacking in self-confident, shy. |
| assuage | calm or soothe- make less intense- make easier or milder. |
| nonchalance | cool unconcern- indifferent. |
| effigy | an image or statue usually of a person- images burned or hanged to show dislike or contempt. |
| enigmatic | like a riddle, baffling, puzzling. |