unit 12 definitions
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| apposite | appropriate; suitable; apt
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| augur | a prophet or seer; to predict, foreshadow
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| bilk | to defraud, cheat, or swindle; to evade payment of; to frustrate, thwart
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| charisma | the special personal magnetism that makes an individual exceptionally appealing to other people; a divinely bestowed gift or power
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| debilitate | to make weak or feeble
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| execrable | utterly detestable, hateful, or abhorrent; extremely inferior
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| impinge | to strike against or collide with violently; to encroach or abtrude upon; to make an impression upon
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| labyrinth | a bewildering maze; any confusing or complicated situation
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| narcissim | excessive self-love; absorption in oneself
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| niggardly | stingy; meanly small or insufficient
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| pastiche | a dramatic, musical, or literary work made up of bites and pieces from other sources; a hodgepodge
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| precarious | very uncertain or unsure; dangerous or risky
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| rapport | a close and harmonious relationship
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| utilitarian | stressing practically over other consideration; relating to the belief that what is good or desirable is determined purely by its usefulness
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| vacuous | devoid of matter, substance, or meaning; lacking ideas or intelligence; purposeless
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| vagary | an unpredictable, erratic, or seemingly purposeless action, occurrence, or notion
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| viable | capable of living or developing under normal circumstances
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| xenophobia | undue or unreasonable fear, hatred, or contempt of foreigners or strangers or of what is foreign or strange
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| zany | clownish or funny in a crazy, bizarre, or ludicrous way; one who plays the clown
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| zealot | a fanatical partisian; an ardent follower
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
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You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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