Ch. 6-10 Vocabulary

Front 1

Preening

Back 1

to pride (oneself) on an achievement, personal quality, etc.

Front 2

Reproach

Back 2

an expression of upbraiding, censure, or reproof

Front 3

Qualm

Back 3

an uneasy feeling or pang of conscience as to conduct; compunction

Front 4

Gratifying

Back 4

tending to gratify; giving or causing satisfaction; pleasing

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Authenticity

Back 5

the quality of being authentic; genuineness.

Front 6

Anvil

Back 6

a heavy iron block with a smooth face, frequenty of steel, on which metals, usually heated until soft, are hammered into desired shapes.

Front 7

Gouger

Back 7

an act of extortion; swindle. (swindler)

Front 8

Heinous

Back 8

hateful; odious; abominable; totally reprehensible.

Front 9

Superfluous

Back 9

unnecessary or needless.

Front 10

Dumbfounded

Back 10

to make speechless with amazement; astonish.

Front 11

Basilica

Back 11

an early Christian or medieval church of the type built especially in Italy, characterized by a plan including a nave, two or four side aisles,a semicircular apse, a narthex, and often other features, as a short transept, a number of small semicircular apses terminating the aisles,or an atrium. The interior is characterized by strong horizontality, with little or no attempt at rhythmic accents. All spaces are usually covered with timber roofs or ceilings except for the apse or apses, which are vaulted.

Front 12

Fleeced

Back 12

to deprive of money or belongings by fraud, hoax, or the like; swindle

Front 13

Orator

Back 13

a person who delivers an oration; a public speaker, especially one of great eloquence:

Front 14

Mimosa

Back 14

any of numerous plants, shrubs, or trees belonging to the genus Mimosa, of the legume family, native to tropical or warm regions,having small flowers in globular heads or cylindrical spikes and often sensitive leaves.

Front 15

Environs

Back 15

the surrounding parts or districts, as of a city; outskirts; suburbs.

Front 16

Palings

Back 16

Also called paling fence. picket fence.