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Quiz 9
chapter 14 - part 1 - the human condition
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| A | B |
| penury | extreme poverty |
| indigence | seriously straitened; extreme poverty |
| destitution | extreme poverty; starvation |
| vicarious | experienced without direct participation |
| ephemeral | impermanent |
| euphemism | an inoffensive word for an unpleasant idea |
| badinage | banter; friendly teasing |
| bovine | placid; stolid; cowlike |
| nostalgia | yearning for a past time or lost place |
| cacophonous | harsh, referring to noise |
| carnivorous | meat-eating |
| clandestine | secret |
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