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English Voab 2.
Chapter 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| arouse hopes that will be frustrated | tantalieze (TAN-tuh-lize) |
| complex, intricate network of passage; complicated situation; maze | labyrinth (LAB-uh-rinth) |
| unprincipled and crafty | Machiavellian (mak-ee-uh-VEL-ee-un) |
| brief, cincise | lacinic (luh-KON-ik) |
| excessively sentimental | maudlin(MAWD-in) |
| startle, excite, shock, electrify | galvanize (GAl-vuh-nize) |
| lazy, sluggish, lacking energy | lethargic (luh-THAR-jik) |
| exclude from society, refuse to associate with, banish | ostracize (OS-tuh-size) |
| liking the company of others; sociable | gregarious (gruh-GAIR-ee-us) |
| outstandingly bad | egregious (ih-GREE-jus) |
| seemingly true or genuine but actually false; misleading | specious (SPEE-shus) |
| looking back at the past | retrospective (re-truh-SPEK-tiv) |
| looking inward at one's own thoughts and feeling | introspective (in-truh-SPEK-tiv) |
| cautious, watchful, careful | circumspect (SIR-kum-spekt) |
| expected, likely, potential | prospective (pruh-SPEK-tiv) |