Vocabulary Test 15 & 16
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- precipitous
- dangerously steep or high
- effervescence
- giving off bubbles; fizzy (usually a liquid)
- colloquialism
- a conversational expression, slang
- clandestine
- done or kept secretive, to be secret
- brandished
- waved about, often in a threatening way
- tautology
- logic, a statement that is true by necessity or by virtue of its logical form
- amorous
- with love, loving
- titter
- to giggle
- Antiquated
- out of date; no longer in use
- Crannies
- small narrow spaces or openings
- Atone
- to make amends for past wrongs/sin
- Cacophony
- a harsh and loud mixture of sounds
- Vacillate
- indecisive; waver between different opinions or actions
- Trifling
- of little importance or worth
- Prowess
- extraordinary skill or ability
- Reconnaissance
- observation
- Protuberant
- bulging, sticking out, overhanging