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english Vocab-1
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Assuage (v.) | to make less severe to ease |
| Taciturn (adj.) | inclined to silence reluctant to speak |
| Vapid (adj.) | lacking sharpness or flavor |
| Predilection (n.) | tending to favor something; to have preference for something |
| Nebulous (adj.) | unclear, not distinct or definite |
| Auspicious (adj.) | marked by the promise or success of happiness |
| Pestilence (n.) | an epidemic of a highly contagious disease |
| Edification (n.) | instruction or enlightenment, especially when morally uplifting |
| Ascertain (adj.) | to find out something with certainty |
| Aberration (n.) | a departure from what is normal or desirable |
| Lineament (n.) | a characteristic feature of someone's face |
| Umbrage (n.) | resentment or annoyance arising from some offense; to take offense |
| Rectitude (n.) | strong moral integrity in character or actions |
| Interdict (n.) | a court order that prohibits something |
| Cantankerous (adj.) | easily angered and difficult to get along with |
| Contentious (adj.) | causing disagreement or disputes between people with different views |
| Succinct (adj.) | brief and to the point |
| Acquiescence (v.) | to agree or comply with something in a reserved way |
| Elucidate (v.) | to explain or clarify something completely |
| Connive (v.) | to plan secretly to do something, usually something wrong or illegal |
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