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Lessons 10-12 Quiz Review

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collaboration working together, especially in an intellectual effort; cooperation with the enemy
distill to extract the essential elements of; to separate by heating until evaporation and condensation take place
evanescent vanishing or likely to vanish like a vapor
gravitate to move by force of gravity; to be attracted by a strong force
hybrid the offspring of two plants or animals of different species, breeds, varieties, etc; anything of mixed origins
muse a source of inspiration; the spirit that inspires a poet or artist
profusion an abundance; a plentiful outpouring or quantity; extravagance
rendering a representation or interpretation, as in art or music
scintillate to sparkle or shine; to be animated, brilliant, and witty
somber dark and gloomy; dismal; sad
chimerical fantastically improbable; having a tendency for unrealistic fantasies
clandestine kept or done in secret, often to hide on purpose
collusion a secret agreement or cooperation between two or more people for an illegal or deceitful purpose; conspiracy
delusive misleading;deceptive
devious untrustworthy; attempting to deceive; roundabout; wandering
gullible easily deceived or tricked
mendacity the quality of being untruthful; given to deception or falsehood
nefarious extremely wicked; villainous; evil
spurious not genuine; false
surreptitious done, made, or gotten in a secret, stealthy way
abyss an immeasurably deep or seemingly bottomless gulf or pit; anything too deep for measurement
adamant stubbornly unyielding; inflexible
amoral neither moral nor immoral; lacking moral awareness
anemia a condition in which there is a reduction in red blood cells, resulting in paleness, weakness, and fatigue
anesthetic a substance that causes loss of sensation, with or without loss of consciousness
anarchy the total absence of government and law; political disorder and violence; chaos
apathetic feeling or showing no emotion, interest, or concern; indifferent
apolitical not interested or involved in politics; not having any political importance
atrophy to waste away, deteriorate; a wasting away; deterioration
atypical unusual; abnormal; irregular
Created by: mrosemeyer
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