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Spelling/Vocab 1
definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| satirical | an artistic work in which human vice or folly is attacked through irony,derision, or wit. |
| caliber | the diameter of the inside of a round cylinder, esp. the bore of a firearm. |
| infamous | having an exceedingly bad reputation; notorious. |
| paramount | of chief concern or importance. |
| prowess | superior skill or ability. |
| amiable | friendly;good-natured. |
| seethe | to churn and foam as if boiling. |
| grotesque | marked by ludicrous or incongruous distortion, as of appearance. |
| ravenous | extremely hungry. |
| realm | a kingdom. |
| bizarre | strikingly unconventional in style or appearance; odd. |
| arbitrary | determined by chance, whim, or impulse. |
| skeptical | one who habitually doubts, questions, or disagrees. |
| indulgent | showing, characterized by, or given to indulgence, lenient. |
| alien | owing political allegiance to another country; foreign. |
| manipulate | to operate or control by skilled use of the hands; handle. |
| wrangle | to quarrel noisily or angrily; bicker. |
| idiomatic | an expression that cannot be understood from the individual meanings of its elements, as in hand over fist. |
| strategy | the overall planning and conduct of large-scale military operations. |
| predatory | living by preying on other organisms. |