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Williams/Woods 4/11
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| elusive | hard to pin down, hard to grasp |
| whet | sharpen |
| jaunt | short pleasure trip |
| surly | grumpy;rude |
| philanthropy | for charity; love of mankind |
| contrite | sorry |
| surreptitious | secret;sneaky;stealthy |
| nonchalance | an appearance of indifference calm and composed |
| embroil | involve in hostility or argument |
| wistful | melancholy; pensive;expressing a longing for |
| emulate | to imitate something admired |
| refute | disapprove |
| conventional | usual; customary;common |
| judicious | correct in judgement; wise |
| zeal | enthusiasm |