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APS VOCAB 2

QuestionAnswer
abstain desist, go without
blighted damaged, destroyed, ruined
credulous gullible, ready to believe anything
enshroud cover
haughtiness arrogance, pride
lachrymose tearful, sad
obsfuscate deliberately makes something difficult to understand
plethora an excess
repudiate shun, eschew
tedium boredom
abstemious self-denying
crepuscular active at dawn and dusk
enunciation clear pronunciation, accent, articulation
headstrong stubborn, willful
lackluster dull, monotonus, bland
objective unbiased, not subjective
pliable flexible, not stubborn
rescind retract repeal
temper to moderate or soften
abstruse difficult to understand, obsucre
blunderbliss 1.ancient weapon (type of gun 2.a clumsy person
cringe recoil, flinch, shy away
envenom to cause bitterness and bad feeling
hedonism self-indulgence pleasure seeking
laconic using few words, brief to the point
oblique indirect, slanting
plumage feathers of a bird
resignation acceptance of fate
tenacious stubborn, resolute, holding firm to a purpose
accolade tribute, honor, praise
bolster support, prop up
cryptic puzzling, enigmatic
ephemeral short-lived
hedonist a pleasure seeker
lamentation express or regret or sorrw
obliterate destroy demolish eradicate
plummet fall suddenly and steeply
resolution determination
tentative not certain
acquiese to agree, give in to
bombast arrogant, pompus language
curtail cut short
epicure someone who appreciates good food and drink
heed listen to
lampoon ridicule, spoof
oblivious totally unaware
podium raised platform
resonant echoing
tenuous flimsy, not solid
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