Vocab Review Test

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Fetial

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Concerned with declarations of war and treaties of peace; one in charge of formally

declaring a country’s military position

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Abomination

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A very detestable act or practice; to purposefully insult or deter through actions

and words

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Gasconade

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extravagant boasting; boastful talk; to speak in a manner where more is said to be

done than will actually be done

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Heterotelic

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having the purpose of its existence or occurrence apart from itself

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Spendthrift

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a person who spends improvidently or wastefully

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Paregmenon

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the juxtaposition of words that have a common derivation, as in “sense and

sensibility”; words that are created from the same root word but have opposite meaning

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Defer

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to put off or delay; to hold off on military obligation

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Expostulate

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to reason earnestly with someone against something that person intends

to do or has done

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Accursed

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doomed to misery, evil or misfortune; destined to live a hard and troubled life

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Pernicious

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intending to kill or hurt; to approach with the intent to do major damage to

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Canny

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Careful; cautious; prudent; an intelligent process or way of completing a task

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Archipelago

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An expanse of water with many scattered islands; a group of scattered or similar items

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Plebiscite

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a direct vote of the qualified voters of a state in regard to some important public question

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Overwhelm

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upset, overthrow; to cover up completely; to overcome by superior force or power

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Pansophy

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universal wisdom or knowledge; information known across cultures and by a wide variety of

peoples

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Ziggurat

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an ancient Mesopotamian temple tower consisting of a lofty pyramidal structure built in

successive stages with outside staircases and a shrine at the top; also : a structure or object of similar

form

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Cumulate*

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to gather or pile or to become gathered or piled in a heap

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Stagnant*

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not flowing in a current to stream; not advancing or developing

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Mire

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a troublesome or intractable situation; to find oneself in a negative light; to be rejected publicly

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Retrospect*

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Retrospect: reference to or regard of a precedent or authority; a review of or meditation on past events

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Bamboozle

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To deceive by underhanded methods; dupe; hoodwink; to confuse, frustrate or throw off

completely

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Apocrypha

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various religious writings of uncertain origin regarded by some as inspired, but rejected by

most authorities

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Tramontane

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1) situated on the north side of the Alps : transalpine 2) lying on or coming from the other

side of a mountain range

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Opuscule*

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a small or minor work; a lesser version but of equal importance; novel vs novella

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Mountebank

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a person who sells quick medicines from a platform; a boastful, unscrupulous pretender:

charlatan

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Bibliophage

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an ardent reader; a bookworm; a person who spends more time reading than participating

in any other activity

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Haberdasher

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a dealer in notions; a dealer in men’s clothing and accessories; one who attempts to sell

unneeded items

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Abberation*

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a state or condition decidedly different/unique from the norm

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Salvo

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something to save a person’s feelings or salvage their reputation; and act to make a person appear

publicly better than they truly are

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Strudel

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a pastry made from a thin sheet of dough rolled up with a filling and baked

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Serry

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To crowd closely together; to be pinned within a crowd in a dangerous, oppressive

situation

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Regardless

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despite everything; the contrary to a situation no matter the outcome (Irregardless

is not a word)

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Churlish*

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Boorish or rude; to behave disinterested and inattentive in a disrespectful manner

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Rapture

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a state or experience of being carried away; an expression or manifestation of ecstasy

or being carried away

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Altruistic

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unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others; a willingness to give of

oneself to another

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Genuflect

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1) To bend the knee

2) To be servilely obedient or respectful

3) To touch the knee to the floor or ground, especially in worship

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frondescence*

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leafage, foliage; woodland make-up of a field or natural area

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Salient*

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jutting forward or beyond a line; standing out significantly or prominently- easily

noticed

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Wield*

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Wooded or uncultivated country; land left untouched and unblemished in nature

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Emblazon

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to inscribe or adorn with or as if with heraldic bearings or devices; celebrate, extol

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cortege*

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a procession, especially a formal one; ceremonial rights for a proper occasion

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swivet

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a state of extreme agitation; incredibly angry to the point of acting irrationally

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Cleave

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to adhere closely; stick; cling; to attach to one in an uncomfortable way or manner

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Taciturn

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temperamentally disinclined to talk; a child-like version of the silent treatment usually

overcome with bribery

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Veriest

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utmost; most complete; an event that has met its final and most complete state; to be

done to an extreme

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Conversazion

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a meeting about art, literature or science; the specific intent to discuss and

relay ideals about the arts/sciences of a culture

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Abrade

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To scrape off; to remove in a violent, ripping type manner

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Foment

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To promote the growth or development of : rouse, incite

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Querulous

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to habitually complain; non-stop discontentment; anger and tenacity

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Porsaic

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lacking creativity or wit; to be mundane and rather boring