Set: Ms. Dooby English Vocab. List 1

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Term Definition
Abjure To give up, abstain from, renounce under oath, recant solemnly
Auspicious Attended by favorable circumstances
Bowdlerize To expurgate prudishly
Expurgate To remove erroneous, vulgar or obscene material before publication, to purify
Facetious playfully jocular, humorous
Homogeneous Of the same or similar nature, or kind
Jejune Dull, lacking maturity or nutrition
Lexicon A stock of terms used in a particular profession
Paradigm A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality for the community that shares them
Quotidian Everyday, reocurring or recurring
Supercilious feeling or showing haughty disdain
Unctuous Characterized by affected, exaggerated or incinscere earnestness

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Created December 4, 2006
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  1. Homogeneous → Of the same or similar nature, or kind - 5 misses
  2. Supercilious → feeling or showing haughty disdain - 3 misses
  3. Auspicious → Attended by favorable circumstances - 2 misses
  4. Facetious → playfully jocular, humorous - 2 misses
  5. Abjure → To give up, abstain from, renounce under oath, recant solemnly - 1 miss
  6. Lexicon → A stock of terms used in a particular profession - 1 miss
  7. Paradigm → A set of assumptions, concepts, values, and practices that constitutes a way of viewing reality for the community that shares them - 1 miss