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ENGLISH VOCABULARY PRACTICE
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ennui - CORRECT ANSWERS-boredom

solipsism - CORRECT ANSWERS-the theory that the self is the only reality

exigency - CORRECT ANSWERS-urgency, pressure; urgent demand

caudate - CORRECT ANSWERS-having a tail

pillory - CORRECT ANSWERS-to punish, hold up to public scorn

salacious - CORRECT ANSWERS-obscene; lustful

ribald - CORRECT ANSWERS-humorous in a vulgar way

diffidence - CORRECT ANSWERS-shyness; lack of confidence

gaudy - CORRECT ANSWERS-flashy; showy

cachinnate - CORRECT ANSWERS-to laugh loudly

rapine - CORRECT ANSWERS-the violent seizure of someone's property; plunder

repudiate - CORRECT ANSWERS-to reject

triage - CORRECT ANSWERS-A method of prioritizing treatment

rook - CORRECT ANSWERS-swindle; cheat

purloin - CORRECT ANSWERS-to steal

palaver - CORRECT ANSWERS-idle talk

dudgeon - CORRECT ANSWERS-in a bad mood

calumny - CORRECT ANSWERS-slander

fugacious - CORRECT ANSWERS-tending to disappear; fleeting

stymie - CORRECT ANSWERS-to hinder, impede

manumit - CORRECT ANSWERS-to grant freedom to slaves; to emancipate

, pluvial - CORRECT ANSWERS-rainy

puissant - CORRECT ANSWERS-powerful, mighty

onus - CORRECT ANSWERS-a burden; a responsibility

jejune - CORRECT ANSWERS-without interest; dull

pellucid - CORRECT ANSWERS-transparent; clear

spurious - CORRECT ANSWERS-not genuine, not true, not valid

artifice - CORRECT ANSWERS-deception; trickery

parley - CORRECT ANSWERS-discussion, usually between enemies

solecism - CORRECT ANSWERS-nonstandard grammatical usage; a violation of
grammatical rules

insouciant - CORRECT ANSWERS-carefree

doleful - CORRECT ANSWERS-sad; dreary

indite - CORRECT ANSWERS-to write, compose

pyknic - CORRECT ANSWERS-short and fat

palinode - CORRECT ANSWERS-retraction

philter - CORRECT ANSWERS-love potion

chilliad - CORRECT ANSWERS-millennium

nostrum - CORRECT ANSWERS-medicine or remedy of doubtful effectiveness

grift - CORRECT ANSWERS-scam

osmosis - CORRECT ANSWERS-diffusion of water

jurisprudence - CORRECT ANSWERS-the science or philosophy of law

vilipend - CORRECT ANSWERS-to despise

maladroit - CORRECT ANSWERS-clumsy; unskillful

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