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Question | Answer |
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abound | to be plentiful |
ameliorate | to make or become better, improve |
analogous | similar or comparable in certain respects |
fortuitous | happening by chance |
genocide | the systematic killing of a whole people |
glean | to collect gradually |
grotesque | distorted in appearance, shape, ridiculous |
gusto | zest, relish, great vigor |
hapless | unlucky |
homogenous | composed of similar or identical parts |
idyllic | like a poem describing simple pleasant rural life |
impetuous | sudden and thoughtless, impulsive |
impresario | the manager of an opera |
incipient | just beginning to exist |
incisive | sharp, keen, acute |
indict | to charge with a crime |
indolent | lazy |
integral | a necessary part, essential, forming a whole from parts |
interloper | one who meddles in others' affairs |
lethargic | an abnormal drowsiness, sluggishness, apathy |
mammoth | huge, big, enormous |
nuance | slight variations in tone, meaning... |
promulgate | to make known officially, to make widespread |
schism | a split because of differences in opinion |
unwieldy | awkward to move because of size or shape |