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Vocabulary Unit 4 English 9 A 0708
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| annul | to reduce to nothing, to cancel SYN: negate, expunge, discharge |
| belie | to contradict, to misrepresent |
| chagrin | a feeling of disappointment SYN: shame |
| cryptic | mysterious in meaning, puzzling SYN: perplexing, enigmatic |
| confound | to purplex or amaze, to throw into confusion or disorder SYN: dumbfound, daze |
| delve | to search deeply; to turn up, loosen SYN: dredge, excavate |
| ensemble | an entire group or an entire outfit SYN: totality, entirety |
| foible | a minor weakness, a slight flaw or defect SYN: frailty, quirk |
| grovel | to humble oneself, to take pleasure in mean things SYN: abase |
| hypocrite | a person who pretends to have morals and virtues SYN: deceiver |
| incite | to stir, encourage, urge on SYN: instigate, provoke |
| insufferable | intolerable, unbearable |
| morbid | affected by, caused by, causing, or characteristic of disease; suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude SYN: unwholesome, diseased, unhealthy |
| naive | having or showing a lack of experience, judgment, or information SYN: simple, unaffected, unsuspecting |
| patronize | to mistreat someone; to assume sponsorship |
| phenomenal | highly extraordinary; exceptional SYN: uncommon, outstanding, surpassing |
| proficient | skilled, an expert SYN: adept, competent, experienced |
| qualm | A sudden feeling of sickness, faintness, or nausea; a sudden feeling of apprehensive uneasiness; misgiving SYN: nervousness, reluctance |
| remittance | the sending of money, checks; a payment of money sent SYN: aid, bounty |
| skirmish | fight between small bodies of troops; any brisk conflict or encounter SYN: combat, brush |
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