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English Vocab Quiz #2

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Insensate
adj. Insentient, to have no consciousness; to be foolish
Winsome
adj. Charming in an innocent way.
Tenable
adj. Well-justified, capable of being defended.
Teleology
n. The study of purpose. Why things happen as explained by supernatural occurances.
Salient
adj. Prominence; position of leaping/charging.
Probity
n. Complete and confirmed integrity, strong moral principals
Perspicacity
n. Insight; ability to grasp a concept; keen eyesight
Ontology
n. The study of existence and the nature of things.
Obsequious
adj. To be excessively eager to serve higher powers for personal gain
Nascent
adj. Being born, beginning, coming into existence
Iniquitous
adj. Wicked or sinful, morally objectionable
Imperturbable
adj. Not easily excited or upset, calm
Hector
v. To intimidate/dominate in a blustering way, to behave like a bully
Fatalism
n. The idea that everything is predetirmined and inevitable
Epistemology
n. The study of how we know what we know
Ennui
n. The feeling of being bored by something tedious
Convivial
adj. Relating to a joyful/festive atmosphere
Colloquial
adj. Denoting a manner of speaking/writing characteristic of informal language
Abject
adj. The lowest state of misfortune, poverty, and/or meanness
Aberrant
adj. Different, not normal, eccentric
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