Vocabulary Drill

October 12: Columbus Day

bliss · delight

distinguish · tell between

eavesdropping · snooping or listening in

exhumed · dug up

fallible · imperfect

impasse · standstill

inquired · asked

latent · hidden

maxim · saying

mimicking · imitating

mollify · subdue

moratorium · an end

parody · spoof

penchant · fondness

poseur · pretender

querulous · argumentative

solicitously · kindly

stilted · stiff