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Barron W5 Days 3 & 4 (H), plus review
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| acrimonious | "(adj) (typically of speech or debate) angry and bitter" |
| construe | "(v) interpret (a word or action) in a particular way (Latin, construere, 'analyze the construction of a sentence')" |
| distraught | "(adj) deeply upset or agitated; distressed, overcome, beside oneself" |
| duplicity | "(n) deceitfulness, double dealing (Latin, duplicitas, from duplic, 'twofold'); cunning, trickery" |
| egregious | "(adj) outstandingly bad, shocking, (Latin, egregius, 'illustrious" literally 'standing out from the flock')" |
| elicit | "(v) evoke or draw out (a response, answer or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions (Latin, elicit, 'draw out by trickery or magic')" |
| impunity | "(n) exemption from punishment or freedom from the injurious consequences of an action (Latin, impunitas, 'unpunished'); amnesty, reprieve" |
| paucity | "(n) the presence of something only in small or insufficient quantities or amounts; scarcity (Latin, paucitas, from paucus, 'few')" |
| pernicious | "(adj) having a harmful effect esp. in a gradual or subtle way (Latin, perniciosus, 'destructive')" |
| tolerate | "(v) allow the existence, occurence or practice of (something that one does not necessarily like or agree with) without interference (Latin, tolerare, to endure)" |
| avid | "(adj) having or showing a keen interest or enthusiasm in doing something; eager (Latin, avidus from avere 'crave') |
| jostle | "(v) push, elbow or bump against someone roughly, typically in a crowd; collide with, plow into" |
| pugnacious | "(adj) eager or quick to argue, quarrel or fight (Latin, pugnare 'to fight' from pugnus 'fist')" |
| vigilant | "(adj) keeping careful watch for possible danger or difficulties" |
| wrest | "(v) push, elbow or bump against someone roughly, typically in a crowd; collide with, plow into" |
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