English II

Question 0

Boor (n.)

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A rude or impolite person

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Perspicacity (n.)

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Keenness of judgment

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Rectify (v.)

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Make right; correct

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Fervent (adj.)

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Eager, earnest

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Ignoble (adj.)

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Dishonorable, shameful

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Factious (adj.)

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Causing disagreement

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Aegis (n.)

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A shield; protection

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Amorphous (adj.)

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Shapeless, formless

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Besiege (v.)

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To overwhelm; to surround and attack

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Impotent (adj.)

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Powerless; lacking strength

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Maelstrom (n.)

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Whirlpool; agitated state of mind

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Emendation (n.)

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A correction

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Chagrin (n.)

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A complete loss of courage

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Bauble (n.)

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A showy but useless thing

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Labyrinth (n.)

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A complicated network of winding passages; a maze

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Gloat (v.)

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To look at or think about without great satisfaction

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Impediment (n.)

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A barrier; obstruction

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Bestial (adj.)

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Savage; beast-like

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Effete (adj.)

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Worn out; barren

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Nihilism (n.)

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A total rejection of established laws

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Bona fide (adj.)

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In good faith; without fraud

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Adventitious (adj.)

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Accidental or nonessential

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Fecund (adj.)

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Fertile or productive

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Deviate (v.)

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To turn aside from a course; to stray

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Glower (v.)

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To stare angrily

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Impale (v.)

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To pierce with a sharp stake through the body

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Obfuscate (v.)

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To confuse; bewilder; obscure

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Extenuate (v.)

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To lessen the seriousness by providing partial excuses

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Edify (v.)

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To improve someone morally

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Importune (v.)

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To ask persistently; beg

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Cataclysm (n.)

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A violent change

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Perfunctory (adj.)

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Done without care; in a routine fashion

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Baroque (adj.)

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Overly decorated

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Recapitulate (v.)

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To summarize; to repeat briefly

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Hedonism (n.)

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Pursuit of pleasure, especially of the senses

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Obloquy (n.)

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Strong disappointment; a bad reputation from public criticism

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Debacle (n.)

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A complete failure; a total collapse

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Quasi- (adj.)

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Resembling; seeming; half

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Besmirch (v.)

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To make dirty, stain

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Demeanor (n.)

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Behavior; manner of conducting oneself

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Facetious (adj.)

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Comical, jocular, flippant

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Fop (n.)

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An excessively fashion-conscious man

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Imprecation (n.)

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A curse

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Non sequitur (n.)

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Something that doesn't logically follow

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Sanguine (adj.)

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Cheerful; optimistic

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Bowdlerize (v.)

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To remove offensive passages of a play, novel, etc.

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Nebulous (adj.)

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Hazy; vague; uncertain

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Rakish (adj.)

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Dashingly stylish and confident

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Elegy (n.)

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A sad or mournful poem

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Pedantic (adj.)

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Tending to show odd one's learning

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Antipathy (n.)

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An intense dislike

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Elucidate (v.)

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To make clear; clarify

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Imminent (adj.)

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Likely to happen; threatening

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Banal (adj.)

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Common, ordinary

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Peruse (v.)

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To read carefully; scrutinize

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Bedlam (n.)

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Chaos, mayham

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Scurrilous (adj.)

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Coarsely abusive, vulgar

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Parody (n.)/(v.)

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A work that imitates another in a ridiculous manner

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Sedulous (adj.)

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Constantly working hard; busy

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Eschew (v.)

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To shun, avoid

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Denouement (n.)

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The final outcome of a plot

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Amoral (adj.)

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Lacking any principles of right or wrong

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Onerous (adj.)

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Burdensome, oppressive