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Word List 2 Grp 3/4
Vocabulary Words
| Question | Answer | |
|---|---|---|
| Braggart | someone who boasts | |
| Acuity (n) | sharpness (mental or visual) | |
| Debunking (n) | exposing false claims or myths | |
| Epitomized (tr v) | typified; characterized; personified | |
| Hidebound (adj) | rigid in opinions | |
| Languish (v) | decay; fade away; get weaker | |
| Obsequious (adj) | servile; submissive | |
| Polemical (adj) | causing debate or argument | |
| Restorative (n) | a tonic | |
| Thwart (n) | prevent; frustrate | |
| Adamant (adj) | forceful; inflexible | |
| Brawny (adj) | muscular | |
| Decathlon (n) | an athletic competition with ten events | |
| Equivocate (v) | speak ambiguously; avoid telling the truth | |
| Hieroglyphics (n) | Picture writing; writing which is difficult to read or enigmatic | The mission is named after the rosetta stone, which provided the key to deciphering egyptian hieroglyphics. |
| Larceny (n) | theft; robbery; stealing | |
| Obsession (n) | a dominating concern | |
| Ponderous (adj) | weighty; slow and heavy | |
| Retention (n) | preservation; withholding | |
| Timorous (adj) | cowardly; fearful |