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W.A.I Lesson 4

Vocab

QuestionAnswer
abstruse hard to understand / secret, hidden
anachronism error in chronology
aphorism a terse saying embodying a general truth
ascetic (noun) person who leads a simple life, one who abstains from normal pleasure such as material satisfaction ex:monk; hermit
benign gracious, favourable, pleasant, beneficial
collusion a secret agreement
commensurate proportionate, having a common measure
defunct no longer in effect/in existence, dead
dudgeon feeling of offence or resentment, anger
entomology branch of zoology dealing with insects
ephemeral lasting a short time; short-lived
ethnology branch of human studies, origin, ethnicity
etymology derivation of a word; study of historical linguistic change
hackneyed overdone, overused
homily an inspirational saying or cliche
increment addition, gain, something increases/grows
misnomer error in naming a person or thing
moot (adj) debatable, doubtful/ not actual, theoretical
ornithology branch zoology that deals with birds
parlance way of manner of speaking; talk; speech, especially in form of debate
Created by: acorothe
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