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Unit 6 English IV Vocabulary

Quiz by Nikki Honeycutt

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  • Q1

    knowledge of events or actions before they happen

    prescience

    30s
  • Q2

    failing to accomplish an intended aim or purpose; only partially or imperfectly developed.

    abortive

    30s
  • Q3

    mutually destructive; characterized by great slaughter or bloodshed

    internecine

    30s
  • Q4

    fond of making jokes

    waggish

    30s
  • Q5

    to spread news, reports, or unsubstantiated rumors

    bruit

    30s
  • Q6

    lacking skill or dexterity; lacking tact, perception, or judgment

    maladroit

    30s
  • Q7

    to weaken, debase, or corrupt

    vitiate

    30s
  • Q8

    insolent or rude in speech or behavior; insultingly abusive

    contumelious

    30s
  • Q9

    excessively or effusively sentimental

    maudlin

    30s
  • Q10

    a short saying; an authoritative statement

    dictum

    30s
  • Q11

    so shocking to the emotions as to cause lasting and substantial psychological damage

    traumatic

    30s
  • Q12

    in the middle of things

    in media res

    30s
  • Q13

    to settle comfortably and firmly in position; to put or hide in a safe place

    ensconce

    30s
  • Q14

    a means of testing worth or genuineness

    touchstone

    30s
  • Q15

    attacking or seeking to overthrow popular or traditional beliefs, ideas, or institutions

    iconoclastic

    30s

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