Great Ideas Quiz 1.4 Flash Cards

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prosaic	adj. commonplace or dull; matter-of-fact or unimaginative: a prosaic, boring story.	0	zeetrit Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:22:11 GMT
prevaricate	v. to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie: Don’t prevaricate by claiming that aliens ate your homework. (n. prevarication)	0	zeetrit Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:22:11 GMT
pedantic	adj. characterized by a narrow, often ostentatious concern for book learning and formal rules: a pedantic need to tell us all about the rules	0	zeetrit Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:22:11 GMT
paucity	n. an insufficiency; dearth: This kitchen has a paucity of cookies	0	zeetrit Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:22:11 GMT
onus	n. blame or responsibility: If this plan fails, the onus is on you; burden	0	zeetrit Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:22:11 GMT
obviate	v. to anticipate and prevent or eliminate (difficulties, disadvantages, etc.) by effective measures; render unnecessary: To obviate the risk of serious injury, wear a helmet.	0	zeetrit Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:22:11 GMT
modicum	n. a small amount: He hasn't even a modicum of common sense.	0	zeetrit Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:22:11 GMT
mien	n. appearance, bearing, or manner, especially as it reveals an inner state of mind: He was a Vietnam veteran with a haunted mien.	0	zeetrit Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:22:11 GMT
hapless	adj. unlucky; unfortunate: The hapless victim never saw the piano plummeting towards his head.	0	zeetrit Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:22:11 GMT
garrulous	adj. talkative	0	zeetrit Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:22:11 GMT

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