Lesson 6
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15 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 anathema | someone or something that is intensely disliked, cursed, or shunned |
| assuage | to satisfy |
| avuncular | describes someone like a benevolent uncle; familiar and indulgent |
| convivial | sociable; concerned with good company and festivities |
| eclectic | combining elements from a variety of sources |
| epigram | a short, witty poem or saying |
| expound | to explain in detail; to set forth |
| intrinsic | relating to the essential nature of something; real or actual |
| inveterate | habitual or deeply rooted; persistent |
| mogul | a very powerful or wealthy person; a magnate |
| munificent | extremely generous; liberal in giving |
| nascent | beginning to exist; emerging |
| perspicacious | clear-sighted; shrewd |
| philistine | one who is indifferent to or disdainful of intellectual values |
| propitious | tending to favor or assist; encouraging |
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