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vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adept | highly skilled: expert |
| encompass | to include: contain |
| entrepreneur | a person that organizes, manages, and takes the risk of a business undertaking |
| eradicate | to get rid of altogether; wipe out |
| homogeneous | made up if similar or identical parts; unvarying throughout |
| presumptuous | too bold; overly confident |
| sordid | Indecent; morally low; corrupt |
| standardize | to make consistent; cause to conform to a model |
| stint | a specific period of work or service; amount of time spent |
| stringent | strictly controlled or enforced; strict; serve |
| exhort | to urge with argument or strong advice; plead earnestly |
| flamboyant | very showy; flashy; strikingly bold |
| foible | a minor weakness or character flaw; a minor fault on behavior |
| innocuous | harmless; inoffensive |
| magnanimous | noble in mind and spirit; especially generous in forgiving |
| masochist | a person who gains satisfaction from suffering physical or psychological pain |
| meticulous | extremely careful and exact; showing great attention to details |
| rancor | intense hatred or ill will; long-lasting |
| recrimination | an accusation made in response to an accuser; countercharge |
| repugnant | offensive; distasteful; repulsive |