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English 5-6 Vocab #6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (n) any strong defense, usually a fortification or building | Bastion |
| (adj) unclear | Nebulous |
| (adj) travels from place to place, wandering | Itinerant |
| (adj) extraordinarily bad, flagrantly wrong | Egregious |
| (adj) anyone fond of luxury or pleasure | Sybarite |
| (adj) widespread, common, abounding | Rife |
| (n) one who attacks respected institutions | Iconoclast |
| (n) interpretation of a word or passage | Exegesis |
| (adj) healthful or wholesome | Salubrious |
| (v) to find fault with pettily or unfairly | Carping |
| (n) vile, shameful, or base character; depravity | Turpitude |
| (adj) cheerful; confident | Sanguine |
| (n) drug that acts as a pain killer | Analgesic |
| (adj) just beginning to appear or exist | Incipient |
| (adj) something that can burn by chemical action; corrosive | Caustic |