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WList23
words and definitions for word list #23
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| middle class; boringly conventional | bourgeois |
| submission to another's will; respect; courtesy | deference |
| to express disapproval of | deprecate |
| to fail; to collapse; to sink | founder |
| scheming activity for an evil purpose | machination |
| insensitive; blockheaded | obtuse |
| to contradict; to argue in opposition to; to prove to be false | rebut |
| fragrant | redolent |
| discerning; shrewd; keen in judgment; wise | sagacious |
| caustic; full of bitterness | vitriolic |