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What does the word 'expedient' most closely mean?
What does the word 'expedient' most closely mean?
- Convenient and practical (correct)
- Complex and convoluted
- Ambiguous and unclear
- Inefficient
Which of the following best describes a 'raconteur'?
Which of the following best describes a 'raconteur'?
- An unskilled worker
- A harsh critic
- A secretive person
- A skilled storyteller (correct)
What is the meaning of 'levity'?
What is the meaning of 'levity'?
- Intense concentration
- Intellectual depth
- Seriousness or gravity
- A lack of seriousness (correct)
Which term describes a person who is 'ambidextrous'?
Which term describes a person who is 'ambidextrous'?
What does 'idiosyncrasy' refer to?
What does 'idiosyncrasy' refer to?
Flashcards
Convene
Convene
To gather together for a meeting or assembly.
Raconteur
Raconteur
A skillful storyteller, one who is adept at captivating an audience with their tales.
Excoriate
Excoriate
To criticize or attack verbally, often harsh and scathing.
Idiosyncrasy
Idiosyncrasy
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Increment
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Study Notes
Vocabulary List
- apocryphal: of questionable authenticity
- arcane: mysterious, secret
- convene: to assemble
- expedient: advantageous, likely to achieve a desired result
- exude: to emit or display
- gesticulate: to make expressive movements
- imperturbable: calm, not easily upset
- increment: a gradual increase
- levity: lack of seriousness
- mortify: to cause shame or humiliation
- periphery: the outer boundary or edge
- raconteur: a skilled storyteller
- reiterate: to say or do again
- subterfuge: a deceptive maneuver
- vacillate: to waver or fluctuate
- excoriate: to criticize harshly
- idiosyncrasy: a peculiar habit or mannerism
- ambidextrous: able to use both hands equally well
- extrapolate: to infer or estimate from known facts
- passé: old-fashioned, out of date
- pedagogue: teacher
- maladroit: clumsy, awkward
- preponderance: superior strength or influence
- deleterious: harmful
- antipathy: aversion; dislike
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