Vocab Quiz 2 Flashcards

1
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Prosaic

A

Or dinary; not exciting

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2
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Refracted

A

Bent from a stray course (light waves)

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3
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Passé

A

Old, stale

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4
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Emanate

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Come forth; spread out

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5
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Aperture

A

An opening; hole

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6
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Resplendent

A

Very bright; splendid

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7
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Enhance

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To add; heighten

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8
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Vociferousness

A

Noiseiness; shouting

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9
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Shrewd

A

Clever; keen

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10
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Piqued

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Aroused; stirred up

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11
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Sagacious

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Wise in a keen, practical way; shrewd

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12
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Castellated

A

Built in a castle with turrets and battlements

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13
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Countenance

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Face

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14
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Embellishment

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Decoration; adornment

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15
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Prostrate

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Lying flat with face downward

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16
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Rebuke

A

Express disapproval of

17
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Bereaved

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Deprived ruthlessly; robbed

18
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Calabash

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A gourd like fruit

19
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Denizen

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Inhabitant or occupant of a place or region

20
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Retaliation

A

Paying back wrong