Week 6 2
Terms
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- Reprieve
- to give temporary relief (v)
- Maudlin
- foolishly sentimental (adj)
- Cobble
- to mend or put together clumsily (v)
- Enunciate
- to state with confidence (v)
- Abide
- to wait (v)
- Mosaic
- a picture of design created from inlaid stone or glass (n)
- Effigy
- a crude representation of a despised person (n)
- Bumrush
- to act quickly before others can detect one's actions and/or intentions (v)
- Glean
- to collect (v)
- Scrutinize
- to examine very closely (v)
- Impediment
- an obstacle (n)
- Unflappable
- not easily upset; imperturbable (adj)
- Irreverent
- showing disrespect (adj)
- Defer
- to postpone or delay (v)
- Taffeta
- a fine, stiff fabric made of silk, usually with a sheen (n)
- Dais
- a raised platform (n)
- Perfunctory
- done merely as routine, superficially and without much concern (adj)
- Djibouti
- a small country on the coast of East Africa located just above the horn (n)
- Inextricable
- unable to be seperated (adj)