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Book E Vocab 8

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animosityn. strong dislike; bitter hostility; enmity, rancor, antipathy
apathyn. a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest; indifference, disinterest, detachment
apprehensiveadj. fearful or anxious, especially about the future; worried, nervous, fretful, jittery
commendv. to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of; to praise, pat on the back, to entrust
compatibleadj. able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system; harmonious, in agreement, like-minded
condolencen. an expression of sympathy; commiseration, solace, sympathy
consecratev. to make sacred, hallow; to setr apartfor a special purpose; to devote, dedicate; to sanctify
decrepitadj. old and feeble; worn-out, ruined; infirm, broken-down, rickety, dilapidated
deridev. to ridicule, laugh at with contempt; to mock, scorn, disparage, jeer at
ingenuousadj. innocent, simple; frank, sincere; naive, artless, guileless, candid
multifariousadj. having great variety; numerous and diverse; varied, manifold, heterogeneous
obsoleteadj. out of date, no longer in use; outmoded, antiquated, passe, "old hat"
omnivorousadj. eating every kind of food; eagerly taking everything, having a wide variety of tastes; all-devouring, voracious
parsimoniousadj. stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small; frugal, niggardly, penny-pinching, "cheap"
quandryn. a state of perplexity or doubt; confusion, a dilemma, predicament
recalcitrantadj. stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority; unruly, obstinate, contrary, ornery
reprisaln. an injury done in return for injury; retaliation, revenge, retribution
revelv. to take great pleasure in; n. a wild celebration; to relish, savor, bask in; to carouse
stultifyv. to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on; to smother, stifle; to neutralize, negate
suaveadj. smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses; sophisticated, urbane, polished


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