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Unit 10 Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Advent | the arrival of a notable person, thing or event |
| auspicious | favorable/promising |
| complacent | someone that doesn't care |
| cryptic | having a meaning that is mysterious or obscure |
| diatribe | a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something |
| efficacy | the ability to produce a desired or intended result |
| entrails | gut |
| foraging | search widely for food or provisions |
| idiosyncrasy | a distinctive or peculiar feature or characteristic of a place or thing |
| indubitable | impossible to doubt; inquestionable |
| intricate | very complicated or detailed |
| malfeasance | wrongdoing by a public official |
| non sequitur | a conclusion or statement that does not logically follow from the previous argument or statement. |
| palpable | able to be touched or felt |
| procure | to get something by working hard |
| rebuke | express sharp disapproval or criticism of (someone) because of their behavior or actions |
| sacrilege | violation or misuse of what is regarded as sacred |
| succumb | to go peacefully into |
| unremitting | not stopping |
| writhe | to squirm |