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Eng IV list 2
Question | Answer |
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verbose | using or containing a great and usually excessive number of words; wordy |
choleric | easily angered; bad-tempered hot-tempered |
circuitous | being or taking a roundabout lengthy route |
agnostic | one who believes that there can be no proof of the existence of God but does not deny the possibility that God exists |
bemused | bewildered, confused |
bane | a deadly poison |
putative | generally regarded as such; supposed; commonly accepted |
laudable | deserving commendation; praiseworthy; worthy of praise |
reprehensible | deserving rebuke or censure; blameworthy |
adherent | to be a devoted follower or supporter |
mollify | to reduce the rigidity of; soften |
indifferent | having no particular interest in or concern for; apathetic, not caring |
rampart | fortification consisting of an embankment often with a parapet built on top |
atrophy | a wasting away, deterioration, or diminution, owing to disease, or lack of use |
subtle | so slight as to be difficult to detect or analyze; elusive, not immediately obvious |