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WList24
words and definitions word list #24
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| requiring exceptional effort or care; mentally or physically challenging | arduous |
| to swindle or cheat | bilk |
| enfeebled or weakened, as by old age | decrepit |
| to declare false; to oppose or contradict | gainsay |
| the full range or extent | gamut |
| the science of law; the philosophy behind legal practice | jurisprudence |
| overly sentimental | mawkish |
| next-to-last | penultimate |
| an entanglement that offers no ready solution or means of escape | quagmire |
| to go back (on one's word) | renege |