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verbal madnes quiz#1
Question | Answer |
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Anachronism (n.) | Something out of place in time (e.g., an airplane in 1492.) |
Antipathy (n.) | A natural dislike or repugnancy. |
Arcane (adj.) | Obscure; secret; mysterious. |
Baleful (adj.) | Harmful, malign, dtrimental. |
Beneficent (adj.) | Conferring benefits; kindly; doing good. |
Chicanery (n.) | Trickery or deception. |
Cloture (n.) | A parliamentary procedure to end debate and begin to vote. |
Coda (n.) | In music, a concluding passage. |
Cogitate (v.) | To think hard; ponder, meditate. |
Disputatious (adj.) | Argumentative; inclined to disputes. |
Elucidate (v.) | To make clear; to explain. |
endemic (adj.) | Native to a particular area or people. |
Iconoclast (n.) | One who smashes revered images; an attacker of cherished beliefs. |