Vocabulary 5
Terms
undefined, object
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- impossible to explain
- inexplicable
- the act of declaring something; a claim
- assertion
- to guess or suppose
- surmise
- to talk or argue
- fulminate
- impractically idealistic
- quixotic
- not committing to any one position
- noncommittal
- the long snout of an animal
- proboscis
- a prod for driving cattle; anything that drives or urges
- goad
- word or phrase formed from another word or phrase by rearranging the letters
- anagram
- logically connected; consistent; clearly expressed
- coherent
- She tried to _______ how long the speech would last. She never guessed it would be four hours.
- surmise
- The "F" I received on my report card was a _______ for me. It drove me study and work harder.
- goad
- After her head injury, she was not _______ and was speaking with a slur.
- coherent
- The light in the sky was ________ and no one seem to be able to explain where it come from.
- inexplicable
- An elephant's ______ is the longest of all animals.
- proboscis
- "Now" is an _______ for "won".
- anagram
- Shelby was almost _________ about their situation. She was only one who thought that LSU could come back to win a 42-0 game.
- quixotic