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English 5-6 Vocab#11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Celerity | (n) speed |
| Dichotomy | (n) a division into two parts |
| Extrapolate | (v) extend; predict on the basis of known data |
| Censure | (n) blame |
| Didatic | (adj) intended to teach, instructive |
| Panacea | (n) remedy for all ills |
| Unequivocal | (adj) clear, obvious |
| Pallid | (adj) pale |
| Maladroit | (adj) clumsy, unskillful |
| Dexterous | (adj) skillful with hands |
| Acrid | (adj) sharp, pungent (used of smells and tastes) |
| Hiatus | (n) a gap, interruption, or pause |
| Odious | (adj) disgusting, offensive, hateful |
| Etymology | (n) the study of word origins |
| Bellicose | (adj) quarrelsome, war-like, aggressive |