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Speak Vocab 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Savant | a person of learning |
| Thespian | dramatic actor |
| Predator | One that devours |
| Indoctrination | (brainwashing)Instruct with beliefs, theories, and doctrines |
| Obscene | offensive to morality or decency |
| Obstinate | firmly adhearing to one's opinion |
| Potpourri | A mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices usually kept in a jar and used for scent |
| Paparazzi | freelance photographers capturing photographs of celebrities |
| Inspiration | an inspiring or animating action or influence |
| Expiration | coming to an end |
| Floundering | to make clumsy attempts to regain one's balance |
| Blather | to talk without making sense |
| Interim | a temporary arrangement, stop gap, make shift |
| Xenophobic | person who is very fearful or disliking of foreigners or strangers |
| Redemption | act or process of redeeming or the state of being redeemed |
| Abysmal | extremely or hopelessly bad |
| Bigoted | utterly intolerant of any creed, belief, or opinion the differs from one's own |
| Asphyxiated | to cause or lose consciousness by imparing normal breathing, as by gas or other noxious agent; choke; suffocate; smother |
| Cubism | a style of painting and sculpture developed in the early 20th century, characterized by the emphasis on formal structure, geometrical shapes |