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Great Ideas Quiz 1.3

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ephemeral
adj. lasting a very short time; fleeting; transitory: the ephemeral joys of childhood
efficacy
n. effectiveness: a remedy of great efficacy
ebullient
adj. overflowing with fervor, enthusiasm, or excitement; high-spirited: The award winner was in an ebullient mood at the dinner in her honor; bubbling up like a boiling liquid.
culpable
adj. deserving blame or censure; blameworthy: If his prank results in people being injured, he will be culpable for their injuries.
complacent (complaisant)
adj. inclined or disposed to please; agreeable or gracious; compliant, easygoing: Her complacent boyfriend lets her have everything her own way.
caustic
adj. severely critical or sarcastic: a caustic remark; capable of burning, corroding, or destroying living tissue
castigate
v. to criticize or reprimand severely: The principal castigated the child for pulling the fire alarm as a prank.
banal
adj. commonplace or trite: The banal love story was full of clichés; it was so cheesy that I couldn’t sit through the end of the movie.
assuage
v. to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate: to assuage one's grief; to assuage one's pain
amalgamate
v. to mix or merge so as to make a combination; blend; unite; combine: to amalgamate two companies (n. amalgamation)
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