PreAP Vocabulary Lesson 2 Test Flashcards
1
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a fight; an uproar
A
donnybrook
2
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someone who participates in a conversation
A
interlocutor
3
Q
boundless authority; unlimited power to act
A
carte blanche
4
Q
abundant; prevalent
A
rife
5
Q
haughty; scornful
A
contemptuous
6
Q
dark and forbidding
A
stygian
7
Q
a trace or evidence of something that once existed
A
vestige
8
Q
a technical name or naming system in an art or science
A
nomenclature
9
Q
a chant; a recited magical spell
A
incantation
10
Q
a transformation or dramatic change
A
metamorphosis
11
Q
unconcerned; indifferent
A
nonchalant
12
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marked by a disregard for individual differences or circumstances
A
procrustean
13
Q
a deliberately deceptive or misleading argument
A
sophistry
14
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worldly; sophisticated
A
cosmopolitan
15
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a robber or bandit
A
brigand
