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james vocab 18
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Accord | agreement |
| Annulment | a voiding, invalidation |
| Arduous | Very difficult to accomplish or to achieve |
| astute | shrewd, perspicacious, perceptive |
| carping | finding fault |
| covert | secret, concealed |
| desecrate | to adulterate |
| dilatory | delaying, slow |
| esteem | approval and respect often blended with fondness |
| expatriate | an exile |
| fortuitous | something that happens by accident or chance (usually good) |
| guileless | without deceit |
| hackneyed | lacking freshness |
| illustrious | famous |
| insatiable | incapable of being satisfied |
| loquacious | very talkative |
| neurotic | emotionally unstable |
| parch | to become dry from heat |
| porous | permits the passage of substances through pores |
| rancid | having a foul smell or taste |
| reconcile | reestablish a friendship |
| saccharine | overly sweet attitude |
| sonorous | full and rich sound |
| tentative | not fully working out |
| utility | usefulness |