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CP12 Vocabulary 8. Tested Definitions. Acerbic Harsh and sharp, especially in speech or manner Alchemy Medieval chemistry, especially seeking to turn base metals into gold Balk Obstacle; stop, refuse to proceed Brouhaha Commotion, sensation. Chimera Wild or fantastic conception
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CP12 Vocabulary 8 Tested Definitions
Acerbic • Harsh and sharp, especially in speech or manner • Alchemy • Medieval chemistry, especially seeking to turn base metals into gold • Balk • Obstacle; stop, refuse to proceed • Brouhaha • Commotion, sensation
Chimera • Wild or fantastic conception • Copious • Abundant; productive • Deprecate • Express disapproval of • Elegy • Sorrowful poem or song, especially for the dead
Esoteric • Intelligible only to those with special knowledge • Expostulate • Make a protest; remonstrate • Gesticulate • Use gestures instead of or to reinforce speech • Homily • Sermon or moralizing discourse
Inimical • Hostile; harmful • Karma • Person’s actions in previous lives, believed to determine fate in future existences • Loath • Disinclined; reluctant • Obdurate • Stubborn; hardened
Peremptory • Admitting no denial or refusal; imperious, dictatorial • Proletariat • The working class (lower, uneducated) • Sedition • Conduct or speech inciting to rebellion • Vicissitude • Change, especially of fortune