Units 21 & 22 Vocabulary English 10 WY Wiker

Question 1

devout or virtuous; holy

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pious

Question 2

to break up into opposing factions or groups

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polarize

Question 3

a model or pattern of excellence

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paragon

Question 4

brave and spirited; courageous

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plucky

Question 5

ordinary; moving on foot

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pedestrian

Question 6

a conference, especially between enemies

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parley

Question 7

a pattern that serves as a model or example

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paradigm

Question 8

a state of excessive fullness; superabundance

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plethora

Question 9

a verbal denunciation characterized by harsh, insulting language; a tirade

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philippic

Question 10

upright or vertical; being at right angles to the plane of the horizon

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perpendicular

Question 11

the leader of a family or tribe

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patriarch

Question 12

a slight or trifling sin; a minor offense

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peccadillo

Question 13

to bind the wings as not to fly; to confine

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pinion

Question 14

an entrance, door, or gate

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portal

Question 15

an inheritance from a father or an ancestor; anything inherited

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patrimony

Question 16

receptive to change; easily persuaded or controlled; easily bent or twisted

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pliable

Question 17

to think of or represent as having human qualities; to typify

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personify

Question 18

fat; corpulent

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pinguid

Question 19

a coward

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poltroon

Question 20

consisting of or relating to money

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pecuniary

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