vocab unit 2
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| mendacious adj. | 1. telling liesm esp. habitually; dishonest 2. false or untrue S: deceitful, untruthful
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| disvergent adj. | 1. diverging; differing; deviating 2. pertainint to or causing divergence 3. (of a mathematical expression) having no finite imits S: deviating, different
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| assiduous adj. | 1. constant in attention, devotion S: diligent, hard working
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| censure n. | 1. an expression of blame or rebuke S: disapproval, condemnation
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| guileless adj. | 1. without cunning; innocent S: honest, candid, geniune, straightforward
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| extricate v.t. | 1. to free or release from entanglement; disengage S: disengage
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| abject adj. | 1. utterly hopeless or wretched 2. contemptible; despicable 3. servile; submissive; slavish S: disheartening
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| perfidious adj. | 1. deliberately faithless; treacherous; deceitful S: dishonest, corrupt
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| skeptical adj. | 1. inclined to skepticism; having doubt 2. showing doubt 3. denying or questioning religion or the tenets of religion 4. of or pertaining to Skeptics or Skepticism S: doubtful
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| derivative adj. | 1. taken from a particular source S: borrowed, copied, not original
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| mundane adj. | 1. of or pertaining to this world or earth as contrasted with heaven; wordly; earthly 2. common; banal S: earthly, ordinary, plain
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| resilient adj. | 1. having resilience; able to spring back to an original form or position after compression, stretching, etc. ; flexible 2. recovering readily from illness, adversity, or the like S: elastic
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| evanescent adj. | 1. vanishing S: ephemeral, fleeting, transitory
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| vital adj. | 1. of, pertainint to, or necessary to life 2. energetic, lively, or forceful 3. necessry to the existence, continuancem or well-being of something; essential 4. of critical importance
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| superfluous adj. | 1. beyond what is necessary S: excessive, extravagant
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| vindicate v.t. | 1. to clear as from an accusation or suspicion 2. to afford justification for; justify 3. to uphold or justify by argument or evidence 4. to maintain or defend against opposition 5. to claim for oneself or another S: exonerate
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| vulnerable adj. | 1. capable or for susceptible to being wouded or hurt physically or emotionally 2. susevtible to temptation or corrupt influence 3. open to or defenseless against criticism or moral attack 4. (of a place) open to assault; difficult to defe
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| spurious adj. | 1. not genuine; not from the claimed or proper source; counterfeit 2. (of two or more parts, plants, etc.) having a similar appearance but a different structure) 3. if illigetimate birth; bastard S: false, counterfeit
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| antagonist n. | 1. a person who is opposed to or competes with another; opponent; adversary 2. (in drama or literature) the opponent of the hero or protagonist 3. a muscle that acts in opposition to another S: foe
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| affable adj. | 1. east to approach and to toak to; friendly 2. showing warmth and friendliness, pleasant S: friendly, agreeable
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| gregarious adj. | 1. fond of the company of others; sociable 2. living in flocks or herds 3. pertaining to a flock or crowd S: genial, friendly, jovial
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| verbiage n. | 1. an overabundance of words 2. manner or style of expression; diction S: wordiness
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| benign adj. | 1. of kindly disposition; gracious 2. showing or expressive of gentleness or kindness 3. favorable; propitious 4. clement 5. not malignant S: harmless
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| innocuous adj. | 1. notharmful or injurious; harmless 2. not likely to irritate or offend; inoffensive S: harmless, innocent, benign
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| tentative adj. | 1. of the nature of or made or done as a trial, experiment, or attempt 2. unsure; not definite or positive; hesitent S: hesitant, conditional
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