Vocabulary for the College Bound Level 12: Lesson 6
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malinger
to pretend to be ill or injured to avoid work (v)
venerate
to respect, worship, or revere (v)
peregrination
traveling on foot; walking (n)
wrenching
violent, forceful twisting (adj)
platitude
a cliche (n)
imbroglio
a difficult situation (n)
scullion
a kitchen servant (n)
hubris
arrogance resulting from excessive pride (n)
sanctimonious
falsely pious or moral (adj)
trite
hackneyed; cliched; lacking interest (adj)
sectarian
narrowly confined to a particular group (adj)
haughty
proud, arrogant (adj)
camadaderie
rapport between friends; comradeship (n)
impetuous
rash, impulsive (adj)
stringent
strict; rigorous (adj)
