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lesson 3&4
vocab
Question | Answer |
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scapegoat | one who bears the blame for others |
peremptory | not allowing refusal or delay; authoritative; unconditional |
atelier | an artist's or a designer's workshop |
axiom | a universal truth; an established rule; theorem |
dulcet | harmonic; melodious |
usurp | to take over; to seize power |
patronizing | acting superior; arrogant |
iniquity | an evil or wicked act; sin |
archaic | no longer current or applicable; obsolete; outmoded |
vacillate | to waver; to sway indecisively; fluctuate |
perspicacious | keen; mentally sharp; clever; shrewd |
abstemious | frugal |
talisman | a magical charm or superstitious object for protection or luck |
expurgate | censor |
pellucid | transparent; clear |
efficacious | productive; effective |
catharsis | a release of emotional tension; purgation |
inundate | to overwhelm; to fill beyond capacity |
revere | venerate; respect; honor |
internecine | mutually destructive |
risible | comical; laughable |
sybaritic | marked by luxury or pleasure; grandiose |
crepuscular | pertaining to twilight |
kudos' | acclaim or praise |
estrange | to alienate |
intrinsic | of or relating to a things basic nature; elemental; inborn |
maxim | an established principle; a truth or rule of conduct; proverb |
putrid | rotten or foul smelling |
servile | submissive; slavish; ignoble |
apocryphal | of questionable authenticity, but widely believed; dubious; equivocal; spurious |