Vocabulary Lesson 11, English 8

Question 1

(n.) vague bodily or emotional discomfort or uneasiness

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malaise

Question 2

(adj.) likely

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wont

Question 3

(n.) a defensive wall or embankment

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bulwark

Question 4

(adj.) insincere; calculating

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disingenuous

Question 5

(adj.) relating to ordinary people.

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demotic

Question 6

(n.) the history of a word; the study of word origins

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etymology

Question 7

(n.) a group of attendance; an entourage

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cortege

Question 8

(adj.) unrelenting; persistent

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dogged

Question 9

(n.) a deliberately misleading story

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canard

Question 10

(n.) an entertainment producer or manager

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impresario

Question 11

(n.) a gradual increase in intensity, force, or volume

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crescendo

Question 12

(adj.) relating to or resembling an ape or monkey.

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simian

Question 13

(adj.) uncompromising; refusing to moderate

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intransigent

Question 14

(n.) a deviation or error in speech, manners, or deeds

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solecism

Question 15

(adj) required; necessary

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requisite

Questions 15