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Sanders8Hon-Voc1-5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abstinence | the practice of abstaining; doing without |
| ambulatory | able to walk; up and about |
| diatribe | a bitter and abusive criticism |
| didactic | intended to instruct, guide, or teach |
| diffident | timid, shy; lacking in confidence |
| garrulous | very talkative |
| mandatory | required; obligatory |
| morbid | preoccupied with gruesome or gloomy matters; grisly; horrible |
| munificent | very generous in giving; lavish |
| scoff | to show derision or mocking contempt |
| acclaim | to greet with loud approval or praise |
| acquiesce | to agree or consent quietly without protest, but without enthusiasm |
| assimilate | to take in, or to be taken in by a larger group |
| delirious | extreme mental confusion or excitement |
| diffusion | the process of widely spreading or scattering |
| diminution | the act or process of lessening or decreasing |
| disdain | aloof contempt or scorn; look down upon |
| magnanimous | noble in heart and mind; rising above pettiness or meanness |
| malignant | having an evil influence; very harmful; likely to cause death |
| meander | to wander aimlessly and idly; ramble |
| alleviate | to make more bearable; to ease the pain |
| analogous | similar or parallel in certain ways |
| dismantle | to take apart; disassemble; to strip of furnishing or equipment |
| distraught | extremely troubled or agitated; worried |
| dormant | a sleep-like condition during which life processes slow down; inactive |
| maim | to disable; to cripple |
| meticulous | extremely or excessively careful about details |
| murky | not clear; foggy, hazy; dark or gloomy |
| narcissism | excessive admiration of one's self; self-love |
| squabble | to engage in a minor quarrel; to argue noisily over a small matter |
| animosity | hatred or hostility that is shown openly |
| anonymity | the condition of being anonymous; unknown |
| bibliophile | one who loves books |
| ebb | to flow or fall back, as the tide does |
| effervescent | high-spirited; lively |
| elusive | tending to avoid; hard to capture |
| nemesis | anyone or anything which seems to be the cause of someone's downfall or defeat |
| nepotism | favoritism shown by people in high places to relatives or close friends |
| nonchalant | carefree and casually unconcerned or seeming so |
| solicitude | the state of showing care or concern |
| antagonism | the state of being opposed or hostile to another |
| ardent | warm or intense in feeling; passionate |
| arid | having little or no rainfall; very dry |
| assuage | to make less burdensome of less painful; to ease, relieve |
| embellish | to decorate or improve by adding details; dress up |
| engender | to give rise to ; to cause; to bring about |
| enigma | someone or something that is hard to figure out; a mystery |
| menagerie | a collection of animals that people can view |
| nostalgia | a bittersweet longing for the things of the past |
| obliterate | to do away with completely; to destroy |
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