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Vocab 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| rancor | n. extreme hatred or ill will syn: animosity; enmity ant: amity; sympathy |
| inexorable | adj. unrelenting; unavoidable syn: relentless; certain ant: avoidable; preventable |
| extol | v. to praise highly syn: exalt; laud ant: chastise |
| clement | adj. merciful; lenient syn: forbearing; benign ant: malevolent; harsh |
| cliche | n. a worn out idea or overused expression syn: platitude; banality |
| adamant | adj. unyielding; firm in opinion syn: stubborn ant: amenable; flexible |
| diffident | adj. lacking in self-confidence; shy syn: timid ant: outgoing |
| opus | n. a creative work, especially a numbered composition |
| ostensible | adj. professed but not necessarily true syn: supposed ant: actual |
| disparity | n. inequality; difference syn: gap ant: similarity |