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Vocabulary Lesson 16
Lesson 16 Vocabulary
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| angular | lean; sharp cornered; gaunt |
| disparity | inequality |
| reticence | restrain in speech |
| superfluous | more than what is needed |
| serene | calm; placid |
| embellish | to decorate; add to |
| altruistic | generous; unselfish |
| obscure | difficult to see; vague |
| prodigal | wasteful; extravagant |
| aversion | intense dislike |
| innocuous | harmless |
| ambivalent | having contrary feelings |
| engender | create; produce |
| arrogant | overbearingly assuming |
| subtle | deilcate; elusive |
| laud | to praise |
| discern | differentiate |
| repudiate | reject |
| insipid | boring and stupid |
| ostentatious | showy; pretentious |
| taciturn | not talkative; quiet |
| disdain | treat with contempt |
| disparage | degrade; speak ill of someone |
| lament | mourn in a demonstrative manner |
| revere | to honor |
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