Sussex Tech Power Plus Vocabulary Book 3 Lesson 2

Mr. Forcucci (United States of America)
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  1. impotent
    lacking power or ability
  2. antithesis
    exact opposite
  3. maelstrom
    a powerful circular current of water
  4. emendation
    a correction by emending
  5. chagrin
    strong feelings of embarrassment
  6. bauble
    cheap showy jewelry or ornament
  7. diaphanous
    so thin as to transmit light
  8. labyrinth
    complex system of paths in which it is easy to get lost
  9. gloat
    dwell on with satisfaction
  10. impediment
    something immaterial that interferes with action or progress
  11. bestial
    resembling an animal, especially by being vicious or cruel
  12. effete
    excessively self-indulgent, affected, or decadent
  13. shard
    a broken piece of a brittle artifact
  14. bland
    lacking taste or flavor or tang
  15. nihilism
    complete denial of established authority and institutions
Created on Mon Sep 30 08:42:24 EDT 2013 (updated Mon Sep 30 08:45:55 EDT 2013)

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