Vocab 1&2: Here and There Test
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Vince_Caffee on January 19, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Interloper | (n.) One who intrudes by meddling or trespassing on the rights of others., someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission |
| Internecine | (adj.) Characterized by bloodshed and carnage for both sides |
| Interpolate | (v.) To insert words into texts, often falsifying it |
| Interregnum | (n.) Pause; interval; any period during which a nation is without a permanent ruler |
| Interpose | (v.) To insert between parts of something; to interject in a conversation |
| Juxtapose | (v.) To place side by side |
| Propinquity | (n.) Nearness, kinship |
| Rapprochement | (n.) Restoration of cordial relations; treaty |
| Quiescent | (adj.) At rest; dormant; motionless |
| Acquiesce | (v.) To agree or consent without any objection |
| Requiem | (n.) A song or hymn of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person |
| Unrequited | (adj.) Not returned in kind |
| Abstruse | (adj.) Difficult to understand; complex |
| Extrude | (v.) To push or thrust out a liquid or malleable substance |
| Obtrude | (v.) To force one's ideas or oneself insistently upon others |
| Altercation | (n.) An argument |
| Altruism | (n.) Unselfishness |
| Ephemeral | (adj.) Lasting for a very short time |
| Epitaph | (n.) An inscription on a tombstone in memory of the person buried there |
| Epitome | (n.) A person who embodies a quality |
| Eponymous | (adj.) A word incorporating the name of such a person |
| Paradigm | (n.) An example serving to illustrate a process, pattern, or concept |
| Paradox | (n.) A statement that seems contradictory but contains truth |
| Paragon | (n.) A model of excellence or perfection |
| Parameter | (n.) A boundary |
| Peripatetic | (adj.) Walking or traveling about |
| Peripheral | (adj.) Boundary of an area or of minor importance |
| Anathema | (n.) A curse |
| Antithesis | (n.) The opposite |
| Epithet | (n.) A nicknam |
| Penchant | (n.) A strong liking |
| Rogue | (n.) A deceitful and unreliable scoundrel |
| Meretricious | (adj.) Flashy, tawdry |
| Allege | (v.) To assert to be true, especially in a formal manner, as in court |
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