Week 4 Flashcards
1
Q
Equinox
A
when the sun crosses the plane of the earth’s equator
2
Q
Euro
A
European nations adopted the euro as their basic unit of money and abandoned their traditional currencies
3
Q
Evanescent
A
tending to vanish like vapor
4
Q
Expurgate
A
edit by omitting or modifying parts considered indelicate
5
Q
Facetious
A
cleverly amusing in tone
6
Q
Fatuous
A
devoid of intelligence
7
Q
Feckless
A
generally incompetent and ineffectual
8
Q
Fiduciary
A
relating to or of the nature of a legal trust
9
Q
Filibuster
A
a tactic for delaying legislation by making long speeches
10
Q
Gamete
A
a mature sexual reproductive cell