lesson 14
Terms
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- epitaph
- n. an inscription on a tombstone; a brief comment about a deceased person.
- jargon
- n. vocabulary distinctive to a particular group of people.
- judicious
- adj. showing sound judgment.
- frivolous
- adj. trivial; silly.
- alacrity
- n. liveliness; willingness; eagerness.
- catalyst
- n. a person, thing or agent that causes or speeds up a reaction or change without itself being changed.
- deify
- v. to make a god of; to look upon or worship as a god.
- lateral
- adj. of or relating to the side.
- carnage
- n. bloody and extensive slaughter.
- foilble
- n. a minor weakness in character.
- harp
- v. to persist in talking continuously (on or about something).
- impetuous
- adj. acting suddenly without thought.
- benediction
- n. the act of blessing.
- pallid
- adj. pale; faint in color.
- impel
- v. push into motion.