Lesson 13
Terms
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- bawdy
- indecent, obscene
- Clandestine
- secretive
- Inert
- unable to move or resist motion
- deprecate
- express strong disapproval of
- frugal
- (adj) thrifty; cheap
- Circumvent
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
- adulation
- n. excessive admiration or praise; flattery
- chastise
- to punish severely
- myriad
- a large indefinite number
- jocose
- characterized by jokes and good humor
- latent
- present but not yet noticeable or active; dormant; hidden; N. latency; CF. potential
- culinary
- Of or pertaining to cooking or the kitchen.
- pernicious
- (adj.) extremely harmful; deadly, fatal.
- acquit
- pronounce not guilty of criminal charges
- Barrister
- a British lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law