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M.F Vocab Unit 5
Question | Answer |
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Abstract ADJ | Theoretical; impersonal |
Amenable ADJ | Obedient; willing to give in to wishes of another; agreeable |
Augment VERB | To make bigger; to add to; to increase |
Capricious ADJ | unpredictable; able to change at any moment |
Complement VERB | To complete or fill up; |
Curtail VERB | to shorten; to cut short |
Dissipate VERB | To thin out or dissolve |
Esoteric ADJ | hard to understand |
Finesse NOUN | Skillful maneuvering |
Hypothetical ADJ | Uncertain; unproven |
Infatuated ADJ | Foolish; passionate or attracted |
Libel Noun | Published falsehood |
morose ADJ | gloomy; sullen |
Paradox NOUN | a true statement that seems to contradict itself |
Polemic NOUN | a powerful argument |
Provincial ADJ | narrow; limited to outlook to one's own small corner |
Revere VERB | To respect highly |
Stigmatize VERB | to brand with disgrace |
Terse ADJ | using no unnecessary words |
Vex Verb | To annoy |