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vocab unit 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| rancor n. | 1. bitter resentment or ill will; malice S: hostility, animosity |
| integrity n. | 1. uncompromising adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty 2. the state of being whole or entire 3. a sound or unimpaired condition S: honor, completeness |
| slothful adj. | 1. indolent; lazy S: idle, indolent, lasy |
| emulate v. | 1. to imitate in an effort to equal or surpass 2. to rival with some degree of success S: imitate, copy |
| implacable adj. | 1. not to be appeased 2. incapable of being pacified S: inexorable, unappeasable |
| tacit adj. | 1. understood without being openly expressed; implied 2. silent; saying nothing 3. unvoiced or unspoken S: implicit, assumed |
| aficionado n. | 1. an enthusiastic admirer; a fan of something S: admirer, devotee |
| salient adj. | 1. prominent or conspicuous 2. projecting or pointing outward 3. leaping or jumping n. 4. an outward projection S: important, remarkable |
| inconsequential adj. | 1. of no consequence; unimportant S: insignificant |
| scrutinize v. | 1. to examine minutely 2. to conduct a scrutiny S: inspect, investigate |
| euphonious adj. | 1. pleasing or sweet in sound 2. smooth-sounding S: melodious, dulcet |
| plaudit n. | 1. a round or demonstration of applause 2. enthusiastic approval; an expression of praise S: recognition, acclaim |
| disparity n. | 1. lack of similarity or equality 2. difference S: incongruity. dissimilarity |
| paucity n. | 1. smallness of quantity; scarcity; scantiness 2. smallness or insufficiency of number; fewness S: insufficiency |
| exacerbate v.t. | 1. to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling etc.) 2. to embitter the feelings of (a person) S: intensify, provoke |
| lassitude n. | 1. weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc. 2. listlessness; languor 3. a condition of indolent; indifference S: lethargy, torpor |
| discredit v.t. | 1. to injure the credit or reputation of; defame 2. to destroy confidence in the reliability of 3. to give no credence to S: jeopardize, endanger, tarnish |
| vebose adj. | 1. expressed in or characterized by the use of many or too many words; wordy S: loquacious, repetitive |
| subtle adj. | 1. barely noticeable S: mild, abstruse |
| obscure adj. | 1. (of meaning) not clear or plain; ambiguous, vague, or uncertain 2. not clear to the understanding; hard to perceive 3. (of language, style, a speaker) not expressing the meaning clearly or plainly S: mysterious, blur, muddy |
| extraneous adj. | 1. introduced or coming from without; not forming as essential or proper part 2. not pertinent; irrelevant S: nonessential, irrelevant |
| fallacy n. | 1. an error in fact or logic S: misconception, falsehood |
| astute adj. | 1. keenly perceptive or discerning; sagacious 2. clever; ingenious; shrewd; crafty S: perceptive |
| perspicacious adj. | 1. having keen mental perception and understanding S: perceptive, discerning |
| querulous adj. | 1. full of complaints; carping 2. characterized by or uttered in complaint; peevish S: petulant, complaining |
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