VOCABS 3.5 - 7 Copernicus

chafe

to make or become sore by rubbing

contumacious

stubbornly disobedient to authority

descant

a part of a piece of music that is higher than the main tune

effluvium

an unpleasant or harmful odor or discharge

extempore

done without preparation

foist

impose an unwelcome person or thing on

germane

ideas that is connected to a subject

guffaw

to laugh loudly but briefly

macerate

to leave food in a liquid to become soft

meretricious

seeming attractive but really false or little value

mordant

cruel and criticizing in a humorous way

obloquy

strong public criticism or abuse

parse

to separate a sentence into grammatical parts

peremptory

having the expectation of immediate obedience

quokka

a small wallaby in Western Australia

quondam

that once way; former

striated

having long, thin lines or strips of color

suffuse

to spread through or over something completely

surmise

to decide that something is true without evidence

touché

used to admit someone has made a good point