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PCV chap 10

programmed college vocabulary, chapter 10

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indomitable unconquerable; unyielding
inept clumsy
innate inborn; natural
inscrutable mysterious
insidious treacherous
intrepid brave
lethal causing death
lethargic sluggish
lucid clear
lunar moon
myopic near sighted
naive childlike
nebulous cloudy
nostalgic homesick
occult beyond human understanding
ominous treatening
opaque obscure
obstentatious showy and pretentious
picayune petty
prolific fruitful
pusillanimous cowardly
raucous rough-sounding
sagacious shrewd, sound in judgement
sedentary involving sitting
senile aged and infirm
sinister hinting at imminent danger; threatening harm
stocial indifferent to pain or pleasure
succinct concise
taciturn not inclined to talk
toxic poisonous
venerable aged and worthy of reverence
verbose wordy
verdant green; covered with grass
vicarious participating by imagination in another's experience
vindictive revengeful
zealous ardently devoted to a cause
inclement stormy; without leniency
indolent lazy; idle
indefatigable tireless
insipid without flavor; tasteless
luminous shining; clear
morbid excessively interested in gruesome matters
oblivious unaware of
ornate overdecorated
precocious maturing early
ruthless cruel; pitiless
salutary beneficial
scurrilous foul-mouthed
skeptical doubting
spasmodic occurring now and then
squalid wretched
squeamish oversensitive; prudish; easily disgusted
staid sedate and settled
stalwart strong; valiant; unyielding
suave smoothly pleasant and polite, urbane
subtle cunning, crafty; delicately skillful
sullen gloomy and resentful
surreptitious secret
tepid lukewarm
terse concise
voracious greedy; gluttonous; insatiable
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