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quiz 6 vocab
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Undergraduate 1
03/27/2006

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Term
banal
Definition
Part of Speech: adjective
Definition: commonplace
Synonyms: blah, bland, bromidic, clichéd, common
Term
androit
Definition
adjective
Definition: skilled
Synonyms: able, adept, apt, artful, clean, clever, crack
Term
charlatan
Definition
noun
Definition: risker
Synonyms: charlatan, daredevil, entrepreneur, explorer, fortune-hunter
Term
discern
Definition
verb
Definition: recognize
Synonyms: anticipate, apprehend, ascertain, behold, decern
Term
disparage
Definition
verb
Definition: criticize
Synonyms: abuse, belittle, can, chill, cry down, decry, defame, degrade
Term
dubious
Definition
adjective 1
Definition: doubtful
Synonyms: arguable, chancy, debatable, diffident, disputable, dubitable
Term
chagrin
Definition
noun
Definition: displeasure
Synonyms: annoyance, balk, blow, crushing, discomfiture, discomposure
Term
enthrall
Definition
verb
Definition: captivate
Synonyms: absorb, beguile, bewitch, charm, enchant
Term
implacable
Definition
adjective
Definition: merciless
Synonyms: cruel, grim, inexorable, inflexible, intractable, ironfisted
Term
incipient
Definition
adjective
Definition: developing
Synonyms: basic, beginning, commencing, elementary, embryonic
Term
pernicious
Definition
adjective
Definition: hurtful
Synonyms: bad, baleful, damaging, dangerous, deadly, deleterious, destructive, detrimental, devastating, evil, fatal, harmful, iniquitous
Term
precarious
Definition
adjective
Definition: doubtful
Synonyms: ambiguous, borderline, chancy, contingent, dangerous, delicate
Term
prognosticate
Definition
verb
Definition: predict
Synonyms: adumbrate, augur, betoken, call it, crystal-ball, divine
Term
reticent
Definition
adjective
Definition: secretive
Synonyms: bashful, clam, clammed up, close, close-mouthed, dried up,
Term
ambiance
Definition
noun
Definition: surroundings
Synonyms: ambiance, atmosphere, aura, backdrop, background, circumstances
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