wordly wise ch. 4
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52 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 accouter | equip |
| axiom | self-evident truth |
| bereft | left lonely by some loss |
| cortege | train of attendants or procession of mourners |
| disdain | scorn |
| gratuitous | free |
| inveigle | lure |
| larva | insect at its earliest stage after hatching |
| magniloquent | pompously boastful |
| masticate | chew |
| nirvana | a state of perfect blessedness |
| octavo | a page sice 6 inches by 9 inches |
| peroration | final part of a speech |
| sacrilege | disrespect for what is sacred |
| suffuse | spred over |
| unimpeachable | blameless |
| verdant | green |
| affinity | attraction or relationship |
| bacchanalian | wild or drunken |
| blasphemous | showing irreverance for God |
| decennial | occuring every 10 years |
| expatiate | speak at a great length |
| homogeneous | the same throughout |
| intercede | plead in behalf of another or mediate |
| linguist | expert on languages |
| malapropism | humorous misuse of words |
| maudlin | foolishly sentimental |
| nugatory | worthless |
| pantheon | group of persons most esteemed or temple for all the gods |
| plethora | excess |
| smelt | purify by melting or small silvery fish |
| surrogate | substitute or judge |
| upbraid | scold |
| vocal | speaking openly and often or of the voice |
| asperity | sharpness of temper |
| bandana | brightly colored handkercheif |
| conclave | private meeting or meeting to elect a pope |
| depose | remove |
| deposition | sworn statement |
| fuselage | body of an airplane |
| influx | mass arrival |
| laconic | concise |
| Machiavellian | cunning and deceitful |
| marsupial | having pouches for carrying the young |
| melee | brawl |
| nullify | make valueless |
| papal | of a pope |
| psychosis | severe mental illness |
| sterling | British money or pure silver or excellant |
| synopsis | summary |
| utilize | use |
| zenith | highest point or point in the sky directly above |
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