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Vocabulary- List 4

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Word
Meaning
Untenable   That which cannot be defended  
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Abdicate   Give up, resign  
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Aberration   A departure from what is normal or typical  
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Abhor   To dislike intensely, loathe, despise  
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Benediction   To say or speak well of, hence a blessing  
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Benefactor   One who has given help, especially financial  
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Benevolent   An inclination to do good, kindliness  
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Benign   Good natured, kindly, favorable, not malignant  
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Malefactor; Malignant   An evildoer or criminal; Having an evil influence, very harmful  
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Malediction; Malevolent; Malicious   To say bad things, a curse; Wishing evil or harm to others; to cause pain, injury, or distress to another  
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Supercilious   Thinking you are above others, arrogant, haughty  
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Supersede   Replace, take place of  
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Misanthrope   A person who hates or distrusts mankind  
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Miscreant   One who behaves criminally, an evildoer, a malefactor  
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Misnomer   wrong name  
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Amicable; Amity; Amiable   Pleasant, friendly; Peaceful, friendly relations; friendly, affable  
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Gregarious   enjoying the company of groups, affable  
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Segregate   Separating into different groups  
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Egregious   Out of the group, outstandly bad  
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Antipathy; Empathy   Feeling against someone or something, dislike; Feeling the same thing as someone else  
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Diffident   Lack of faith in oneself, lack of confidence  
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Fidelity; Infidelity   Loyalty, faithfulness; Unfaithfulness  
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Perfidious   Treacherous, untrustworthy  
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Elucidate; Lucid   To make clear, clarify; Clear, readily understood  
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Pellucid; Translucent   Very clear, transparent; permitting the passage of light  
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Acrid   Unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor  
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Acrimonious   Full of spite, bitter, nasty  
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Acuity; Acumen   Keenness of perception; Mental sharpness  
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Acute   A sharp angle, very keen  
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Exacerbate   To sharpen or aggravate a conflict, inflame  
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Affluent   To flow in abundance, wealthy  
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Confluence   To flow together, convergence  
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Superfluous   To flow above, hence exceeding what is necessary  
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Complacent   To be so calm as to be self-satisfied, smug  
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Implacable   Incapable of being calmed, relentless  
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Placate   To calm the anger of  
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