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quarter 3 vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| xenophobia | fear of strangers or foreigners |
| triskaidekaphobia | fear of the number 13 |
| knack | having a special talent |
| scant | barely enough |
| askew | turned the wrong way |
| mellifluous | flowing smoothly |
| persnickety | extremely hard to please |
| ardent | having much love |
| innovation | a change in the usual way of doing things |
| preside | to hold a position of power |
| conundrum | a hard problem |
| denizen | a inhabitant of a region |
| eligible | able to meet the requirements |
| eloquent | used to describe a powerful and emotional speech |