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vocabulary number 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cliche | a phrase that's no longer effective or meaningful |
| commend | to speak with approval ; to praise commendable-adj. |
| competent | able to do something competency-noun |
| deception | a trick or a lie; something that decieves |
| drudgery | dull, uninteresting work |
| erode | to wear away slowly erosion-noun |
| falter | to hesitate, to not go straight onward;to lose courage to speak in a hesitating way; to stammer |
| hoard | a stored supply often hidden hoarder-noun |
| intimidate | to frighten;to influence by fear intimidation-noun |
| jubliant | feeling great joy;filled with gladness and rejoicing;happy enough to shout |
| luscious | delicious;extremely sweet and pleasing to any of the senses |
| offend | to cause someone to feel hurt or angry; to insult offensive-adjective offense-noun |
| retrieve | to get back; to recover |
| steadfast | 1.firm and unchanging 2.loyal; true |
| tact | the ability to deal with difficult situations without making people feel hurt or insulted tactful-adjective |