Week 10-12 Word Scramble
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| Term | Definition |
| ascribe | to assign (as a cause); to attribute; to think of as coming from or belonging to someone |
| elegy | a sad or mournful poem or song, often about someone who is dead |
| engender | to bring into being; to produce; to cause |
| hackneyed | used too often; stale from overuse; trite; clichéd |
| homily | a sermon, especially on something in the Bible; a long, often dull, moralizing talk or writing |
| humdrum | without variety or excitement; monotonous; commonplace |
| idiosyncrasy | a personal peculiarity that is an identifying trait; a quirk |
| inconsequential | unimportant; petty; trivial |
| introvert | a person who looks inward; a shy, quiet person |
| paragon | a model of excellence or perfection; a perfect example of something. |
| aberration | a departure from the usual course; a deviation; an abnormal development |
| adjudge | to decree or decide by law; to pass sentence |
| candor | openness; saying what one really thinks; frankness; impartiality |
| corroborate | to support or strengthen an idea or a statement; to attest to the truth of; to confirm |
| dearth | a scarcity, as of food; a lack; too small a supply of something |
| diurnal | occurring every day; daily; occurring during the daytime |
| herculean | extremely demanding or difficult; requiring or having great courage or strength, like that possessed by Hercules |
| ludicrous | amusingly absurd; ridiculous |
| retrospect | a contemplation or survey of things that happened in the past |
| salient | standing out; easily seen or noticed; conspicuous; noticeable; prominent |
| artifice | a skill; a clever device; a sly or artful trick; trickery |
| augury | the practice of foretelling the future from signs and omens; an omen or sign |
| captivate | to catch the attention of, by beauty or excellence; to enchant; to charm; to attract |
| chicanery | the use of clever talk or trickery to deceive or evade |
| configuration | the position of parts or elements of something; a shape; an outline |
| deduce | to infer by reasoning; to conclude from known facts and principles |
| extant | still in existence; not extinct, lost, or destroyed |
| proponent | a person who supports a cause or idea; someone who makes a proposition; an advocate |
| refute | to prove that someone or something is false or incorrect; to disprove |
| scrupulous | giving strict attention to what is right or proper; exact and careful |
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