sadlier-oxford vocabulary chapter 4
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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| affinity | n.) a natural attraction to a person, thing, or activity; a relationship connection
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| bilious | adj.) peevish or irritable; sickeningly unpleasant
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| cognate | adj.) closely related in origin, essential nature, or function; (n.) such a person or thing
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| corollary | n.) a proposition that follows from one already proven; a natural consequence or result; (adj.) resultant or consequent
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| culdesac | n.) a blind alley or dead-end street; any situation in which further progress is impossible; an impasse
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| derringdo | n.) valor or heroism; daring deeds or exploits(often used to poke fun at false heroics)
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| divination | n.) the art or act of predicting the future or discovering hidden knowledge
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| elixir | n.) a potion once thought capable of curing all ills and maintaining life indefinitely; a panacea; a sweet liquid used as a vehicle in medicinies
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| folderol | n.) foolish talk, ideas, or procedures; nonsense; a trifle
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| gamut | n.) an entire range or series
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| holpollol | n.) the common people, the masses
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| inffable | adj.) not expressible in words; too great or too sacred to be uttered
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| lucubration | n.) laborious study or thought, especially at night; the result of such work
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| mnemonic | adj.) relating to or designed to assist the memory; (n.) a device to aid the memory
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| obloquy | n.) public abuse indicating strong disapproval or censure; the disgrace resulting from such treatment
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| parameter | n.) a determining or characteristic element; a factor that shapes the total outcome; a limit, boundary
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| punit | n.) a learned person; one who gives authoritative opinions
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| risible | adj.) pertaining to laughter; able or inclined to laugh; laughable
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| symptomatic | adj.) typical or characteristic; being or concerned with a symptom of a disease
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| svolte-face | n.) an about-face; a complete reversal
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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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