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Vocab List #2
Test 8-31-12
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| bristle | to have one's hair stand up |
| caustic | stinging |
| cessation | a pause |
| condolence | expression of sympathy |
| dupe | an easily-fooled person |
| euphamism | saying something in a less direct way |
| inadvertent | due to an oversight, negligent |
| incipient | just starting |
| incongruous | having inconsistent elements |
| infamous | evil |
| jostle | to push, to elbow |
| lackluster | lacking brightness |
| loathe | despise |
| mundane | earthly |
| ominous | menacing |
| reprimand | to scold severely |
| repudiate | disdown, refuse to accept |
| stipulate | make a specific demand |
| tremulous | trembling |
| wrest | seize |
| crocodile tears | hypocritical sympathy |
| to carry the day | to win the honors |
| Skid Row | run down district |
| to go up in smoke | end fruitlessly |