Lev.E- Unit 8
Quiz yourself by guessing what should be in
each of the black rectangles below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| animosity |
(n.) strong dislike; bitter hostility |
| apathy |
(n.) a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest |
| apprehensive |
(adj.) fearful or anxious, especially about the future |
| commend |
(v.) to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of |
| compatible |
(adj.) able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system |
| condolence |
(n.) an expression of sympathy |
| consecrate |
(v.) to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose |
| decrepit |
(adj.) old and feeble;worn-out, ruined |
| deride |
(v.) to ridicule, laugh at with contempt |
| multifarious |
(adj.) having great variety; numerous and diverse |
| obsolete |
(adj.) out-of-date, no longer in use |
| omnivorous |
(adj.) eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything; having a wide variety of tastes |
| parsimonious |
(adj.) stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small |
| quandary |
(n.) a state of perplexity or doubt |
| recalcitrant |
(adj.) stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority |
| reprisal |
(n.) an injury done in return for injury |
| revel |
(v.) to take great pleasure in; (n) a wild celebration |
| stultify |
(v.) to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on |
| suave |
(adj.) smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses |
| ingenuous |
(adj.) innocent, simple; frank, sincere |
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