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irascible Attila the Hun's ____ and violent nature made all who dealt with him fear for their lives.
inimical Even though the children had grown up together, they were ____________ to each other at school.
inimical hostile, unfriendly
corroborate Fingerprints ________ the witness's testimony that he saw the defendant in the victim's apartment.
corroborate to provide supporting evidence
attenuate The Bill of Rights ____________ the traditional power of governments to change laws at will
attenuate to reduce in force or degree; to weaken
irascible easily made angry
opprobrium public disgrace
opprobrium After the scheme to embezzle the elderly was made public, the treasurer resigned in utter _________
perfidious willing to betray one's trust
perfidious The actress's __________ companion revealed all of her intimate secrets to the gossip columnist.
perfunctory done in a routine way; indifferent
perfunctory The machinelike bank teller processed the transaction and gave the waiting customer a _______ smile.
stolid unemotional; lacking sensitivity
stolid The prisoner appeared ________ and unaffected by the judge's harsh sentence.
taciturn silent, not talkative
taciturn The clerk's ______ nature earned him the nickname "Silent Bob."
reticent disposed to be silent or not to speak freely
reticent She seemed _______ which made me wonder what threats had been made to her to make her so silent.
peruse to read with thoroughness or care
peruse He obviously had ___________ the document and thus was ready for the case at hand.
neologism a newly coined word, phrase or expression
neologism With the ubiquitous use of the internet there have been many __________ introduced into our vocabularies.
panegyric formal or elaborate praise at an assembly
panegyric The senator offered a ____________ about the the candidate about to be named the presidential candidate for the the party.
malfeasance misconduct or wrongdoing often committed by a public official
malfeasance Aren't we tired of the news being filled with _____________ of our elected officials?
malapropism humorous misuse of a word
malapropism Art Linkletter featured the _____________ of the children that just made the audience laugh.
egress going out; way out
egress The ____________ was narrow, but they could escape that way.
heterodox different from acknowledged standard; holding unorthodox opinions or doctrines
heterodox His _______________ views were very unsettling to the vestry.
arrant (dated) complete, utter
arrant What ________ nonsense!
preclude to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of
preclude The secret nature of his work ___________ official recognition.
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