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Sadlier-Oxford Vocabulary Workshop (New Edition) UNIT #4

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102198002affinity(noun) a natural attraction to a person, thing, or activity.
102198003bilious(adj) peevish or irritable
102198004cognate(adj) closely related in origin, essential nature. (noun) such a person or thing
102198005corollary(noun) a proposition that follows from one already proven (adj) resultant or consequent
102198006cul-de-sac(noun)a blind alley or dead-end street;any situation in which further progress is impossible
102198007derring-do(noun) valor or heroism, daring deeds
102198008divination(noun) the art or act of predicting the future or discovering hidden knowledge
102198009elixir(noun) a potion once thought capable of curing all ills and maintaining life indefinitely.
102198010folderol(noun) foolish talk, ideas or procedures, nonsense
102198011gamut(noun) an entire range or series
102198012hoi polloi(noun) the common people
102198013ineffable(adj) not expressible in words, too great or too sacred to be uttered
102198014lucubration(noun)laborious study or thought, especially at night, the result of such work
102198015mnemonic(adj) relating to or designed to assist the memory (noun) a device to aid the memory
102198016obloquy(noun) public abuse indicating strong desapproval or censure
102198017parameter(noun) a determining or characteristic element, a limit or boundary
102198018pundit(noun) a learned person, one who gives authoritative opinions.
102198019risible(adj) pertaining to laughter, laughable
102198020symptomatic(adj) typical or characteristic, being concerned with a symptom of a disease
102198021volte-face(noun) an about-face, complete reversal
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