| 5299540983 | aegis | (n.) protection; patronage; sponsorship | 0 | |
| 5299540984 | apprise | (v.) to inform of; to make aware of by giving oral or written notice | 1 | |
| 5299540985 | bibulous | (adj.) fond of or inclined to drink; absorbent | 2 | |
| 5299540986 | claque | (n.) a group of people hired to applaud a performer or performance; enthusiastic or fawning admirers; an opera hat | 3 | |
| 5299540987 | deracinate | (v) to pull up by the roots; to root out, uproot, or dislocate; to eliminate all traces of | 4 | |
| 5299540988 | exegeses | (n) an explanation or critical interpretation (especially of a text) | 5 | |
| 5299540989 | indigenous | (adj) originating in the country or region where found, native; inborn; inherent | 6 | |
| 5299540990 | lachrymose | (adj) given to tears or weeping; causing to shet tears; mournful, lugubrious | 7 | |
| 5299540991 | lexicon | (n) a dictionary of a language; the special vocabulary of a person, group or subject; a compendium | 8 | |
| 5299540992 | melee | (n) a confused struggle; a violent free-for-all; a tumultuous mingling | 9 | |
| 5299540993 | microcosm | a miniature world or universe; s group or system viewed as the model of a larger group or system | 10 | |
| 5299540994 | minuscule | (adj) very small, tiny; (n) a lowercase letter | 11 | |
| 5299540995 | obfuscate | (v) to darken or obscure; to confuse or bewilder | 12 | |
| 5299540996 | paternalism | (n) the policy or practice of treating or governing people in the manner of a father dealing with his children | 13 | |
| 5299540997 | polarize | (v) to cause to concentrate around two conflicting or contrasting positions; to cause light to vibrate in a pattern | 14 | |
| 5299540998 | purview' | (n) the range or extent, scope of something; in law, the scope or limit of what is provided in a statute | 15 | |
| 5299540999 | sanguine | (adj) having a ruddy complexion; or a naturally cheerful, confident, or optimistic outlook | 16 | |
| 5299541000 | solecism | (n) a substandard or ungrammatical usage; a breach of etiquette; any impropriety or mistake | 17 | |
| 5299541001 | vassal | (n) a person under the protection of a feudal lord to whom he or she owes allegiance; a subordinate or dependent; a servant; (adj) subservient | 18 | |
| 5299541002 | versimilitude | (n) the quality of appearing to be true, real, likely, or probable | 19 |
Senior Lit Unit 2 SO Vocabulary Flashcards
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