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unit 3 vocab
Question | Answer |
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morass | n. swamp |
prevalent | adj. frequent and widespread |
forlorn | adj. deserted |
articulate | adj. distinct |
balk | v. to frustrate |
termagant | n. a scolding woman |
stagnant | adj. stale and unclean from lack of motion |
precarious | adj. dangerously uncertain or unstable |
prostrate | adj. fallen; laying flat |
impregnable | adj. impossible to catpure or invade; imjpenetrable |
cloven | adj. split, as by an ax |
swarthy | adj. of dark complexion |
propitiate | v. to gain by pacifying |
surmise | v. to guess |
obliterate | v. to destroy so that no trace is left |
resolute | adj. firm, determined |
forebear | v. to refrain from |
surly | adj. ill-tempered |
carrion | n. dead and decomposing flesh |
prowess | n. great strength and skill |
obstinate | adj. 1. stubborn 2. resisting cure |
usurer | n. a moneylender who changes extreme or unlawfully high interest rates |
ostentation | n. conceited showiness |
parsimony | n. excessive thift; stinginess |
superfluous | adj. more than what is needed; unnecessary |
pall | n. 1. a coffin 2. a covering that darken or obscures 3. dark, gloomy atmosphere |
hoary | adj. old and white-haired |
pensive | adj. deeply thoughtful |
venerable | adj. worthy of respect for its dignity, character, or age |
brood |