Vocabulary Lesson 13
Terms
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- myriad
- n. a very large number, adj. too numerous to be counted
- inert
- adj. unable to act or move; inactive; sluggish
- latent
- adj. present, bur not active; hidden
- bawdy
- adj. indecent; humorously obscene
- culinary
- adj. having to do with the kitchen or cooking
- jocose
- adj. joking; humorous
- circumvent
- v. to get around; to bypass
- barrister
- n. a lawyer (British)
- pernicious
- adj. destructive; deadly
- chastise
- v. to punish severely
- deprecate
- v. to express strong disapproval of
- frugal
- adj. thrifty; economical in money affairs
- acquit
- v. to find not guilty of a fault or crime
- adulation
- n. expressive praise or admiration
- clandestine
- adj. secret