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Quiz #2
Comp 9
Term | Definition |
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commend | to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention |
apprehensive | Fearful or anxious, especially about the future |
suave | smoothly agreeable or polite |
stultify | to make ineffective or useless, cripple |
revel | (v) to take great pleasure in (n) a wild celebration |
reprisal | an injury done in return for an injury |
recalcitrant | stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority |
quandry | a state of perplexity or uncertainty; dilemma |
parsimonious | stingy; meager, poor, small |
omnivorous | eating every kind of food; having a wide variety of tastes |
obsolete | out of date |
multifarious | having great variety; numerous, diverse |
ingenuous | innocent, simple |
deride | to ridicule, laugh at with contempt |
decrepit | old and feeble, worn out |
consecrate | to make sacred, hallow |
condolence | an expression of sympathy |
compatible | able to get along or work well with others |
apathy | a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest |
animosity | strong dislike; bitter hostility |