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vocab level E
chapter 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| animosity | strong dislike, bitter hostility, enmity, loath |
| apathy | a lack of feeling or emotion, disinterest, detachment |
| apprehensive | fearful, anxious, worried, nervous |
| commend | to praise, applaud, approve |
| compatible | able to get along or work well together, harmonious, in agreement |
| condolence | an expression of sympathy, solace |
| consecrate | to make sacred, hallow, devote, sanctify |
| decrepit | old, feeble, worn-out, broken down, rickety |
| deride | to ridicule, mock, scorn |
| ingenuous | innocent, simple, naïve |
| multifarious | having great variety, numerous, diverse, varied, heterogeneous |
| obsolete | out-of-date, no longer in use, outmoded |
| omnivorous | eating every mind of food, voracious, all-devouring |
| parsimonious | stingy, meager, poor, small, frugal, cheap |
| quandary | a state of perplexity, doubt, confusion, dilemma, predicament |
| recalcitrant | stubbornly disobedient, unruly, ornery |
| reprisal | an injury done in return for an injury, retaliation, revenge |
| revel | to take pleasure in |
| revel | a wild celebration |
| stultify | to make useless, cripple, smother, negate |
| suave | smoothly agreeable, urbane, polished |