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AP9
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| acerbic | bitter; sour |
| prosaic | commonplace;ordinary |
| ineffable | inexpressible; indescribable |
| draconian | exceddingly harsh; rigorous |
| soporific | sleepy; drowsy |
| unimpeachable | beyond doubt; beyond reproach |
| consign | to give over; to deposit with |
| empirical | experimental; observed |
| elicit | to evoke; to educe |
| purport | to claim; to contend |
| dross | worthless material; trivial matter |
| salient | prominent; conspicuous |
| calumny | slander; libel |
| harbinger | forerunner; omen |
| acquisitive | greedy; materialistic |
| lassitude | languor; indolence |
| proclivity | inclination; propensity |
| acuity | keenness; mental alertness |
| rancid | fetid; stinking |
| unregenerate | unrepentant; without qualm |
| efflorescent | flowering; growing |
| iniquity | wickedness; sin |
| connot | to suggest; to imply |
| senescent | old; aging |
| ostracize | to exclude; to shun |
| efficacy | effectiveness; capability |
| misogyny | hatred of women |
| adulate | to worship; to idolize |
| hallowed | sacred; holy |
| dogmatic | authoritarian; emphatic |
| prolix | verbose; garrulous |
| cynosure | focal point; center of attention |