Vocabulary Unit 2
Published on Sep 11, 2016
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PRESENTATION OUTLINE
During this particular metamorphosis, the caterpillar becomes a butterfly.
A donnybrook has erupted over the court's decision.
She faced the crowd with the nonchalant ease of an experienced speaker.
A few strange words carved on a tree were the only vestige of the lost colony of Roanoke.
interlocutor
(n) someone who participates in a conversation
The music at the party was so loud my interlocutor couldn’t understand a word I said during our conversation.
stygian
(adj) dark and forbidding
Despite an early optimistic weather forecast from Larry Sprinkle, the steady drizzle added to the stygian gloom.
sophistry
(n) a deliberately deceptive or misleading argument
Although the cult leader knew he was being dishonest with his group members, he hoped they would believe his sophistry.
carte blanche
(n) boundless authority; unlimited power to act
We were given carte blanche when it came to choosing who would be in our group for the project.
incantation
(n) a chant; a recited magical spell
The witch chanted an awful incantation over her kettleful of simmering toads.
cosmopolitan
(adj) worldly; sophisticated
In the capital, the cosmopolitan atmosphere is tangible.
Speculation is rife in the market for a rise in share prices.
nomenclature
(n) technical names or naming system in an art or science
In law school, students spend years learning legal nomenclature so they will be prepared to work as attorneys.
brigand
(n) a robber or bandit
When the brigand climbed through the broken window, he cut his wrist on the glass.
contemptuous
(adj) haughty; scornful
She was intolerant and contemptuous of the majority of the human race.
procrustean
(adj) marked by a disregard for individual differences or circumstances
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