Fall Semester Week 5
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MadisonTerry on September 22, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 aesthetic | adjective relating to sense of beauty or art |
| blasphemous | adjective irreverant or profane |
| conglomerate | noun a mixture of many things |
| decorum | noun appropriate conduct, correct and proper behavior |
| divination | noun fortelling the future by means of magic |
| felicitous | adjective happy or delightful |
| malevolence | noun ill will or evil intentions |
| odious | adjective deserving hate or contempt |
| pertinacity | noun stubborn persistence or act of refusing to yeild on an opinion or belief |
| scrupulous | adjective very principled, very careful and conscientious |
| allusion | noun implied or indirect refrence, a hinting at |
| anamolous | adjective out of place or abnormal |
| chimera | noun a horrible creature of the imagination, a fantasy |
| debauchery | noun a lack of integrity or honesty, moral corruption |
| expediant | adjective appropriate for a purpose but not necesarily moral, right, or just |
| conflagration | noun a large destructive fire |
| obstinate | adjective unyielding regarless of reason or logic |
| preclude | verb to make impossible |
| trowel | noun a hand tool used to work with mortar or to dig holes for plants |
| virtuoso | noun one skilled in the fine arts as an accomplished musician, a savant |
| aperture | noun a hole or opening |
| catacomb | noun an underground tunnel or area with holes for graves |
| clamor | noun a loud noise or shouting |
| connoisseur | noun a person who is able to be a judge in the matters of art or taste |
| fetter | verb to restrict by shacking or chaining |
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