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TermDefinition
abate to reduce, lessen
acrimony bitterness, discord
benign favorable, not threatening
beseech to beg, plead, implore
candor honesty, frankness
deride to laugh at mockingly, to scorn
desolate dried up
egregious extremely bad
frenetic frenzied, hectic, frantic
heinous shockingly wicked
immerse to absorb, to deeply involve
inhane silly and meaningless
laconic terse in speech or writing
lithe graceful, flexible, supple
meager deficient in size or quality
mollify to soften in temper
nascent in the process of being born
negligent habitually careless, neglectful
obdurate unyielding to persuasion
obtuse lacking quickness of intellect
pallid lacking color
penchant a tendency, partiality, preference
perusal a careful examination
repudiate reject, refuse to accept
adamant impervious, immovable
analogous similar to
bereft devoid of, without
capitulate to surrender
cloying sickeningly sweet
dearth a lack, scarcity
devious not straightforward, deceitful
disparage to criticize or speak ill of
florid flowery, ornate
garish gaudy, in bad taste
hackneyed unoriginal, trite
impudent casually rude, insolent
insatiable incapable of being satisfied
inure to cause someone or something to become accustomed to a situation
lurid ghastly, sensational
malediction a curse
modicum a small amount of something
nefarious heinously villainous
obstreperous noisy, unruly
pejorative derogatory, uncomplimentary
predilection a preference or inclination for somethimg
putrid rotten, foul
quagmire a difficult situation
rescind to take back, repeal
stupefy to astonish, make insensible
Created by: Sgoins4
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