Vocabulary Lesson #15
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Created by:
cahee on December 5, 2010
Classes:
Cahee English 12A, McCutcheon College Composition
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 licentious | lacking moral discipline |
| eclat | great brilliance, as of performance or achievement; conspicuous success |
| matriculate | to admit or be admitted into a group or a college |
| quintessence | the purest essence or form of something; the most typical example |
| circumspect | careful; prudent; discreet |
| cretaceous | of or resembling chalk; of a whitish colour |
| insuperable | incapable of being overcome or defeated |
| obloquy | strong disapproval; bad reputation resulting from public criticism |
| lackadaisical | lacking spirit or interest, halfhearted |
| abeyance | temporary cessation or suspension |
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