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| animosity (n) | strong dislike; bitter hostility |
| apathy (n) | a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest |
| apprehensive (adj) | fearful or anxious, especially about the future |
| commend (v) | to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of |
| compatible (adj) | able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system |
| condolence (n) | an expression of sympathy |
| consecrate (v) | to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose |
| decrepit (adj) | old and feeble; worn-out, ruined |
| deride (v) | to ridicule, laugh at with contempt |
| ingenuous (adj) | innocent, simple; frank, sincere |
| multifarious (adj) | having great variety; numerous and diverse |
| obsolete (adj) | out of date, no longer in use |
| omnivorous (adj) | eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes |
| parsimonious (adj) | stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small |
| quandary (n) | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| recalcitrant (adj) | stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority |
| reprisal (n) | an injury done in return for injury |
| revel (v) | to take great pleasure in |
| stultify (v) | to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on |
| suave (adj) | smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses |
