Vocab Quiz II
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softersnuggie on October 27, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Crone | an ugly, withered old woman; a hag |
| Baleful | harmful or malignant in interior effect |
| Numinous | supernatural |
| Ameliorate | to make or become better; improve |
| Pulchritude | physical beauty |
| Ineffable | incapable of being expressed |
| Avuncular | similar to an uncle (in benevolence or kindness) |
| Indefatigable | tireless |
| Bandy | to toss or throw back and forth |
| Bilious | having a peevish disposition |
| Despoil | to sack or plunder |
| Colossal | of a size that elicits awe or disbelief; immense |
| Porcine | of or resembling a pig |
| Insipid | lacking excitement or interest; dull |
| Temporize | to act evasively to gain time or delay a decision |
| Dolefully | in a mournful manner |
| Imminent | about to occur; impending |
| Sanguine | cheerfully confident; optimistic |
| Patrimony | an inheritance from father or another ancestor |
| Apocalyptic | involving or portending doom or vast devastation |
| Fervor | great intensity of emotion; passion |
| Legerdemain | sleight of hand |
| Lucid | easily understood; intelligible |
| Malaise | a general sense of depression or unease |
| Abscond | to leave quickly and secretly |
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