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Lesson 16 OE Vocab

QuestionAnswer
acclaim praise, approval; to salute, to hail
amass to collect, to gather, to accumulate
anarchist one who believes in the absence of government or law
banter to speak in a witty or teasing manner
blithe lighthearted, joyous, glad, cheerful, free of spirit
cacophonous harsh sounding, having dissonance
commensurate equal
complacency the state of being self-satisfied
desiccate to dry up
dimunition diminishment, reduction
elicit to bring out a response, to evoke
incessant uninterrupted
jollity merriment, state of being jolly
kindle to start a fire, to stir up
parsimony stinginess, frugality; excessive economy
penury extreme poverty
perspicacious having clear insight, shrewd, very perceptive
pliable easily manipulated or able to be bent freely without breaking
quell to quiet or to put down a disturbance
rectify to set right or to correct
rue to be sorry for, to regret
sluggard a person who is lazy
stealthy acting in a secret and sneaky way
succint brief, compact
voluminous marked by great volume or size
Created by: psounnarath
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