LP 8 Flashcards
1
Q
Acumen
A
Mental keenness/sharpnes, quickness of perception
2
Q
Advent
A
The arrival of something
3
Q
Buttress
A
Protecting support of stone or brick built against a wall // to support soemthing or someone
4
Q
Cerebral
A
Relating to Brain, intellectual
5
Q
Debunk
A
To expose as fake or worthless
6
Q
Eminent
A
Distinguished or superior, high position in status
7
Q
Exacting
A
Making severe demands, requiring great care of effort or attention
8
Q
Fathom
A
To measure the depth/come to understand
Unit of length equal to six feel for water
9
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Grandiose
A
Impressive, large
10
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Insular
A
Relating to an island, ignorant/uninterested in stuff outside one’s own experience
11
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Aura
A
Distinctive atmosphere or quality that surround someone something or somwehre
12
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Circuitous
A
Being or taking a roundabout, long course not direct
