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List 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Somber | (adj.) dark or dull in color or tone; gloomy(sad, depressing) |
| Slander | (n.) the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation (backstabbing) |
| Sparse | (adj.) thinly dispersed or scattered |
| Squander | (v.) Waste something in a foolish manner (use up) |
| Perpetuate | (v.) To cause to continue indefinitely; make perpetual (maintain, preserve) |
| Pervasive | (adj.) spread throughout(common, prevalent) |
| Pessimism | (n.) a tendency to see the worst aspect of things or believe that the worst will happen (lack of hope) |
| Fanaticism | (n.) the quality of being fanatical (hatred) |
| Strident | (adj.) loud and harsh |
| Succinct | (adj.) (esp. of something written or spoken) briefly and clearly expressed (brief) |
| Altruistic | (adj.) showing a disinterested and selfless concern for the well-being of others; unselfish |
| Viable | (adj.) capable of working successfully (workable) |