Week 5
genuinely made; authentic
What is bona fide?
personal belongings or equipment for one activity
What is paraphernalia?
physical beauty
What is pulchritude?
describes something crucial or very important
What is pivotal?
to place side by side
What is juxtapose?
to chew by crushing, grinding
What is to masticate?
mass departure
What is an exodus?
something pleasant and soothing
the look on a face that shows an expression
What is a countenance?
offspring, descendants, your ancestors - can also refer to an outcome of something
What is progeny?
describes something causes sleep or drowsiness
What is soporific?
total uproar and confusion
What is bedlam?
to help or assist in an activity, usually illegal
What is abet?
abandoned; cast aside
What is forsaken?
to sparkle or to flash
What is to scintillate?
gloomy, surly, moody, dark (sullen)
What is saturnine?
an opening; a slit
What is aperture?
hiding or masking your true intentions
What is dissimulation?
quiet; someone who says very little
ridiculing or laughing at someone or something
What is derision?
closed meeting of members of a political party
What is a caucus?
stingy, extremely poor or unwilling to part with money
What is penurious?
Loud, harsh, something that sounds shrill and grinding
What is strident?
stone tomb or burial site
What is sepulchre?
a conclusion that does not follow the statements that came before it
What is nonsequiter?