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Straight A’s - Answers1. To acerbate is to make bitter, or to exasperate (from Latin acerbare, to make bitter).2. Argyle means having a diamond-shaped pattern, usually of two or more colors. The design was worn by the Campbell clan of Argyll, Scotland--in Old Irish, it literally means "land of the Gaels." 3. To alleviate is to lighten, make easier to endure. (From Latin al-levi, not heavy.) 4. To adumbrate is to outline or sketch, make a faint image of--from Latin ad (to) and umbr (shade, shadow). 5. Arugula is a pungent Mediterranean plant of the mustard family, used in making salads. (From Latin eruca.) |
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