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LW-Vocab 2

QuestionAnswer
Disdain (n) contempt, scorn
Disdain (v) to regard or treat with contempt; to look down on
Haughty arrogant; vainly proud
Imperious arrogantly domineering or overbearing
Patronizing treating in a condescending manner
Convoluted intricate; complex
Cryptic difficult to comprehend
Futile having no useful purpose; pointless
Impede to slow progress of
Obscure (adj) relatively unknown
Obscure (v) to conceal or make indistinct
Quandary a state of uncertainty or perplexity
Indolent lazy
Insipid uninteresting; unchallenging
Lament express grief for; mourn
Listless lacking energy
Melancholy sadness; depression
Torpor laziness; inactivity; dullness
Alliance a union of two or more groups
Disparity inequality in age, rank, or degree; difference
Impinge hinder; interfere with
Sanction an economic or military measure put into place to punish another country
Servile submissive; like a servant
Suppressed subdued; kept from being circulated
Embellish to make beautiful by ornamenting; to decorate
Florid describing flowery or elaborate speech
Opulent exhibiting a display of great wealth
Created by: LoganWendt
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