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Eng Vocab II
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Evoke | to call up or produce; to elicit or draw forth |
| parody | a humorous or satirical imitation of a serious piece of literature or writing; any humorous, satirical, or burlesque imitation |
| emblem | a symbol |
| rectitude | rightness of principle or conduct; moral virtue |
| slapdash | in a hasty, haphazard manner |
| posh | luxurious, elegant, or fashionable |
| prim | formally precise or proper, as persons or behavior; stiffly neat |
| satire | the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice or folly |
| floe | a sheet of floating ice, chiefly on the surface of the sea |
| gaudy | brilliantly, excessively, or cheaply showy; ostentatiously ornamented |
| angle | to turn sharply in a different direction |
| fetid | having an offensive odor; stinking |
| outre | passing the bounds of what is usual of considered proper; unconventional; bizarre |
| surreal | having the disorienting, hallucinatory quality of a dream; unreal; fantastic |
| reverie | a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing |
| beatific | bestowing bliss, blessing, or happiness |
| unnerve | to deprive of courage, strength, determination, or confidence; upset |
| sanguine | cheerfully optimistic, hopeful, or confident |
| marauding | engaged in raiding for plunder, especially roaming about and ravaging an area |
| epithet | any word or phrase applied to a person or thing to describe an actual or attributed quality |
| ghastly | shockingly frightful or dreadful; horrible |
| invariably | not variable; not changing or capable of being changed; static or constant |
| sadistic | deriving pleasure of sexual gratification from extreme cruelty (to others) |
| blithe | joyous, merry, or gay in disposition; glad; cheerful; without thought or regard; carefree; heedless |
| joie de vivre | a delight in being alive; keen; carefree enjoyment of living |
| dexterity | skill or adroitness in using the hands or body (agility); mental adroitness or skill (cleverness) |
| garnish | to provide or supply with something ornamental; adorn; decorate |
| dada | the style and techniques of a group of artists, writers, etc., of the early 20th century who exploited accidental and incongruous effects in their work and who programmatically challenged established canons of art, thought, and morality (WW1- collages) |
| glutton | a person who eats and drinks excessively or voraciously |
| masochist | a person who is gratified by pain or degradation (to themselves) |
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