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bkhs 12/G unit 14
sadlier-oxford vocab workshop level g unit 14
Question | Answer |
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beatific | blissful; rendering or making blessed |
behemoth | a creature of enormous size, power |
blandishment | anything designed to flatter or coax |
cacophonous | harsh-sounding, raucous |
chicanery | trickery, deceptive practices or tactics |
consign | to give over to another's care, charge or control |
coup | a highly successful stroke; a sudden takeover of power or leadership |
euphemism | a mild or inoffensive expression used in place or a harsh or unpleasant one |
febrile | feverish, frenetic |
gainsay | to deny, contradict |
imminent | about to happen, threatening |
innate | natural, inborn |
loath | unwilling, reluctant |
manifest | clear, evident to the mind; to show plainly, a list of cargo and/or passengers |
minutiae | small or trivial details |
moratorium | a suspension of activity; an official waiting period |
nostrum | an alleged cure-all |
pariah | one who is rejected |
visionary | not practical, lacking in realism; a dreamer |
wizened | dry, shrunken, and wrinkled |