Vocab 11

  1. Cacophony
    Noun.

    Harsh or jarring sound.
  2. Confrere
    noun

    coleague
  3. convoke
    verb

    to call together for a meeting
  4. filial
    adj

    relating to, or befitting, a son or daughter
  5. fractious
    adj

    irritable
  6. fulminate
    verb

    to express with denunciation, often in explosive way
  7. jocular
    adj

    jolly
  8. nugatory
    adj

    having no force or effect
  9. obloquy
    noun

    the condition of one who is held in contempt for a shameful act
  10. palpable
    adj

    easy to see, hear, or recognize; obvious
  11. parity
    noun

    equality of rank of value
  12. peruse
    verb

    to read through something, either casually or closely
  13. polemic
    noun

    an argument to refute a position or option
  14. supplicate
    verb

    to beg
  15. temporize
    verb

    to act evasively in order to ahcieve a compromise or gain more time
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Vocab 11
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