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Question | Answer |
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cryptic | puzzling |
detrimental | damaging |
ironic | unexpected |
saturate | to fill |
exhaustive | detailed |
formulate | to develop |
habitats | a territory a territory |
vile | nasty |
condone | To forgive or overlook |
feign | To pretend; give a false show of |
gape | To stare in wonder or amazement, often with one's mouth wide open |
pathetic | Pitifully inadequate or unsuccessful |
complacent | Self-satisfied; feeling too much satisfaction with oneself or one's accomplishments |
deplete | To use up |
empathy | The ability to share in someone else's feeling or thoughts |
niche | An activity or situation especially suited to a person |
affiliate | to associate; join |
benevolent | showing kindness; charitable |
dissent | disagreement |
lucrative | profitable; well-paying |
charisma | the quality of a leader which captures great popular devotion; personal magnetism; charm |
conversely | in an opposite manner; in an altogether different way |
quest | a search; pursuit |
traumatic | causing painful emotions, with possible long-lasting psychological effects |
devastate | To upset deeply; overwhelm |
incorporate | To unite into a single whole; combine |
indispensalde | Necessary |
succumb | To give in; stop resisting |
speculate | To come up with ideas or theories about a subject; theorize |
infamous | Having a very bad reputation; widely known for being vicious, criminal, or deserving of contempt |
covert | Secret; hidden |
benefactor | A person or organization that gives help, especially financial aid |
Degenerate | To get worse, deteriorate |
Incoherent | Unclear, unable to speak in an orderly, logical way |
Sanctuary | A shelter, a place of safety, protection, or relief |
Suffice | To be adequate, to be good enough |
Blight | Something that harms, damages or destroys |
Garble | To lose, very obvious, often offensively so |
Gloat | To be overly self-satisfied, to feel or express delight, often spitefully |
Plagiarism | The stealing of ideas, using someone else’s writings or ideas as one’s own |
flippant | disrespectful and not serious enough |
perception | insight or understanding gainedthrough observation;impression |
relentless | persistent;continuous |
prone | having a tendency;inclined(to do something) |
disdain | an attitude or feeling of contempt;scorn |
endow | to provide with a talent or quality |
expulsion | the act or condition of being forced to leave |
nullify | to make legally ineffective;cancel |
attest | to declare to be true; bear witness; testify |
enhance | to make better; to improve; |
enigma | a puzzle |
nocturnal | of, about, or happening in the night; active at night |
concurrent | occuring at the same time; simultaneous |
decipher | to figure out; to interpret or read |
hypothetical | imaginary; theoretical |
predominant | main; most common or most noticeable |
Allusion | A hint about;An direct reference |
Appease | To calm,especially by giving into the demands of |
Euphemism | a term that doesn't offend;A mild or vague term used as a substitute for one considered offensive or unpleasant |
Taint | To damage;to stain the honor of someone or something |
Calamity | a tragedy;an event bringing great and misery |
Conventional | usual;customary;ordinary |
Persevere | to keep going;to continue with an effort or plan despite difficulties |
Rehabilitate | to return to a normal life;to restore to a normal life through therapy or education |
malign | speak evil of ; speak ill |
adamant | not giving in; stubborn |
animosity | ill will; bitter hostility |
eccentric | odd |
terminate | to end |
mathodical | orderly |
exploit | to take advantage of |
adjacent | close; near to |
avid | enthusiastic, devoted; eager |
esteem | high regard; respect; favorable opinion |
legacy | something handed down from people who have come before |
nurture | to promote development by providing nourishment, support, and protection |
ambivalent | having conflicting feeling about someone or something |
dispel | to drive away as if by scattering; cause to vanish |
longevity | length of life; life span |
obscure | not easily understood; distant in personal relations |