Vocabulary #15
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 halcyon | adj. calm, peaceful |
| microcosm | n. an organism or organization regarded as the world in miniature |
| manse | n. residence, esp. of a clergyman |
| atavistic | adj. having the characteristics of a remote ancestor or ancestral time |
| risible | adj. funny, causing laughter |
| vestigial | adj. relating to a trace or sign of something that has passed away |
| talisman | n. an object bearing astrological influence; a good luck charm |
| pedantic | adj. ostentatiously learned; narrowly academic and unimaginative |
| plebiscite | n. a vote by the people of an entire county or district on a proposal |
| thwarted | adj. frustrated |
| mellifluous | adj. sweetly flowing |
| urbane | adj. suave |
| unctuous | adj. excessive suave or smug; characterized by moralistic fervor |
| harbinger | n. something that foreshadows what is to come |
| spurious | adj. false, counterfeit |
| cerebral | adj. intellectual, critical |
| changeling | n. a child secretly put in the place of another |
| incendiary | adj. inflammatory - either literally; causing flame, or figuratively: stirring up emotions |
| enmity | n. hatred |
| aversion | n. a feeling of repugnance toward something with a desire to avoid or turn from it |
| animosity | n. hatred; hostility |
| persiflage | n. lightly jesting or mocking talk |
| amenity | n. a courtesy or civility |
| opiate | n. a sedation; anything soothes or dulls the mind |
| rueful | adj. pitiable; deplorable |
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