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vocab 03/13/14
Question | Answer |
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to adjust or change | adapt |
to bear witness | attest |
to fit together exactly | dovetail |
an exceedingly evil act | enormity |
to hesitate, stumble, loss courage | falter |
a warning or feeling that something bad will happen | foreboding |
abandoned | forlorn |
proud and scornful | haughty |
obstacle | impediment |
necessary, urgent | imperative |
hang around | loiter |
to pretend illness to avoid duty or work | malinger |
short but full of meaning | pithy |
to rob by force | plunder |
a silly, forced smile | simper |
firmly fixed; constant | steadfast |
much boasted about | vaunted |
to abuse or belittle unjustly | villify |
a child without a home or friend | waif |
twisted, cleverly humorous | wry |