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Lessons 12 & 13
Lessons 12 & 13 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Altercation | A heated agruement |
| Lexicon | A dictionary |
| Hue | A particular shade of a given color |
| Galvanize | To startle into sudden activity |
| Sanction | Permission |
| Hyperbole | Extreme exaggeration |
| Ominous | Threatening |
| Audacity | Rude boldness |
| Evince | To prove |
| Implacable | Unable to be pacified |
| Exhort | To urge on with stirring words |
| Incarcerate | To put into prison |
| Incisive | Sharp |
| Expedient | Practical |
| Pertinent | Relevant |
| Inert | Inactive |
| Circumvent | To get around |
| Clandestine | Secret |
| Acquit | To find not guilty |
| Deprecate | Strongly disapproved |
| Barrister | Lawyer |
| Adulation | Excessive praise |
| Bawdy | Indecent |
| Chastise | To punish severely |
| Jocose | Joking |
| Myraid | Large number |
| Latent | Hidden |
| Pernicious | Deadly |
| Frugal | Thrifty |