Vocab #15 Flashcards
1
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Confound
A
to frustrate, confuse
2
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Curate
A
a person authorized to conduct religious worship; (v.) the act of organizing an exhibit of a museum or other collection
3
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Ethereal
A
light, airy, delicate; highly refined; suggesting what is heavenly (rather than earthbound)
4
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Gambol
A
to jump or skip about playfully
5
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Mutability
A
The quality of being capable of change; susceptibility to change
6
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Nascent
A
just beginning to exist or develop; having just come into existence
7
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Nonplussed
A
Puzzled, not knowing what to do, at a loss
8
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Pedantic
A
Characterized by an excessive display of learning or scholarship
9
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Quail
A
To draw back in fear; to lose heart or courage
10
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Rhetorical
A
of, relating to, or concerned with the art of persuasive speech or writing
