Vocab 24 Flashcards
A large group of islanders
Archipelago
Undeveloped, rudimentary
Embryonic
To follow immediately afterwards
Ensue
To make false representation of
Feign
Related to or used in courts
Forensic
Tragic; antagonizing; severe
Grievous
A language or dialect used by a group of people
Idiom
A person who manages public entertainments
Impresario
Related to or relocated at the margin or border; at the lower limit of quality
Marginal
A figure of speech in which two contradicting words are used together
Oxymoron
Having to do with events that argent explained
Paranormal
Superior in weight, size, influence, etc.
Prepanderonce
Greetings, welcome, opening for greeting
Salutations
A distinctive word, pronunciation
Shibboleth
Capable of being influenced by something
Susceptible
Andy is both a unique and ______ pitcher since he can pitch with either his left hand or his right hand and has an E.R.A. of 2.03
Elite
It took Mary eight years to ______ the unfavorable rating from her credit report
expunge
Lulu doesn’t seem to have a ______ since she doesn’t seem to do anything particularly well
Forte
“Will you quit ______ on my hair?” nick shouted at his mother. “I don’t have to cut it if I don’t want to .”
Harping
Ken is so ______ that he ran out and bought an engagement ring
Impetuous
Mike’s ______ description of the vacation in England made everyone want to pack their bags and book a plane ticket
Lyrical
