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Vocab lessons 7/8
Term | Definition |
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Adroit | skillful, clever |
Macroscopic | visible to the naked eye |
Fatuous | foolish, inane |
Bovine | pertaining to cows or cattle |
Ferret | to search or drive out |
Affectation | a phony attitude, pose |
Knell | sound made by a bell, often rung slowly for death or funeral |
Dichotomy | division into two parts |
Callow | young and inexperienced |
Laconic | using few words, short, concise |
Quiddity | an essential quality |
Patent | evident or obvious |
Peccadillo | a minor offense, a misdeed |
Sagacious | wise, having keen perception and sound judgment |
Rationalize | to make an excuse for |
Deride | to ridicule, to mock |
Censure | to criticize sharply |
Gambol | to frolic, to romp around playfully |
Immolate | to kill someone as a sacrificial victim |
Recondite | difficult to understand |
Martinet | a strict disciplinarian |
Quagmire | a swamp, a difficult situation |
Gibe | to scoff, to ridicule |
`Agape | open mouthed, surprised |
Carcinogen | causing cancer |
Olfactory | pertaining to smell |
Imperious | domineering, haughty |
Grotesque | absurd, distorted |
Neologism | a new word or expression |
Hackneyed | commonplace, overused |