Daily Spelling Quiz #295
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amble
AM-buhl
verb
<Latin
to walk in a leisurely way
<Latin
to walk in a leisurely way
sheepishly
SHEEP-ish-lee
adverb
<English
in a shy or bashful way
<English
in a shy or bashful way
foil
foil
verb
<French
to keep from being successful; to thwart
<French
to keep from being successful; to thwart
epigram
EP-uh-gram
noun
<Greek
a terse, witty, pointed statement
<Greek
a terse, witty, pointed statement
foliage
FOH-lee-ij
noun
<Latin
leaves, as of a plant or tree
<Latin
leaves, as of a plant or tree
ignoramus
ig-nuh-RAY-muhs
noun
<Latin
a stupid person
<Latin
a stupid person
chalice
CHAL-uhs
noun
<Latin
a cup; a cup for Communion wine
<Latin
a cup; a cup for Communion wine
epiglottis
ep-uh-GLAW-tuhs
noun
<Greek
the thin cartilage lid that covers the windpipe during swallowing
<Greek
the thin cartilage lid that covers the windpipe during swallowing
prolusory
proh-LOOZ-uh-ree
adjective
<Latin
of, or characteristic of, a preface, warm-up, or trial period [This ~ exercise will help you to understand the main problem.]
<Latin
of, or characteristic of, a preface, warm-up, or trial period [This ~ exercise will help you to understand the main problem.]
blasphemously
BLAS-fuh-muhs-lee
adverb
<Greek
in a profane, sacrilegious manner
<Greek
in a profane, sacrilegious manner