Vocabulary Power Plus Book 4 Lesson 2
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emilygilder on February 9, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 metamorphosis | a transformation or dramatic uproar |
| donnybrook | a fight; uproar |
| nonchalant | unconcerned; indifferent |
| vestige | a trace or evidence of something that once existed |
| interlocutor | someone who participates in a conversation |
| procrustean | strictly disergarding individual differencesor circumstances |
| stygian | dark and foreboding |
| sophistry | a deliberately deceptive or misleading argument |
| carte blanche | boundless authority; unlimited power to act |
| incantation | a chant; a recital of a magical spell |
| cosmopolitan | worldly;sophisticated |
| rife | abundant; prevalent |
| nomenclature | technical names or naming system in an art or science |
| brigand | a robber or bandit |
| contemptuous | haugthy; scornful |
| ant: statis | metamorphosis |
| ant: agreement | donnybrook |
| ant: excited; concerned; alarmed | nonchalant |
| ant: sympathetic; compassionate | stygian |
| ant: truth | sophistry |
| ant: restriction | carte blanche |
| ant: provinicial | cosmopolitan |
| ant: lacking; limited | rife |
| ant: humble; polite | contemptuous |
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