English Vocab #20

adj. impervious to light; dull; hard to understand; unclear

adj. appearing as such; offered as genuine or real (linke: taking the short-cut was ostensibly not the sensible thing to do)

n. one who is in opposition of war or violence (link: a pacifist never uses his fists)

n. a fortification of timbers set in the ground; an extended cliff (link: My pal in the shade prefers to sit under the palisades)

v. to make seem less serious; to mitigate (linke: the crocodile palliated for the pal he ate)

adj. capable of being touched or felt (link: our pal the bull is palpable)

n. dashing elegance of manner or style (linke: mustache is a symbol of panache)

adj. widespread; general (link: pandas are pandemic to China)

n. an unbroken view of a wide area

n. a simple story illustrating a moral or religious lesson