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metamorphosis
def: a transformation or dramatic change
syn: mutation
donnybrook
def: a fight; an uproar
syn: brawl; quarrel; altercation
nonchalant
def: unconcerned; indifferent
syn: detached; relaxed
vestige
def: a trace or evidence of something that once existed
syn: remnant; hint
interlocutor
def: someone who participates in a conversation
procrustean
def: disregarding individual differences or circumstances
syn: ruthless; coldhearted; non-discriminating
stygian
def: dark and forbidding
syn: shadowy
sophistry
def: a deliberately deceptive or misleading argument
syn: chicanery; ruse
carte blanche
def: boundless authority; unlimited power to act
syn: license; sanction; free rein
incantation
def: a chant; a recited magical spell
syn: invocation; spell
cosmopolitan
def: worldly, sophisticated
syn: cultured
rife
def: abundant; prevalent
syn: overflowing; rampant
nomenclature
def: technical names or naming system in an art or science
syn: terminology
brigand
def: a robber or bandit
syn: highwayman; outlaw
contemptuous
def: haughty, scornful
syn: arrogant; derisive
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Lesson Two Vocab
Description
English IV Literature Lesson One Vocabulary for Mr. Flanaghan
Updated
2010-02-11T00:59:37Z
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