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Benchmark vocab.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Cynical | distrusting or disparaging the motives of others; like or characteristic of a cynic. |
| overindulged | to indulge to excess: |
| acquisitive | to assent tacitly; submit or comply silently or without protest; agree; consent: |
| benevolent | characterized by or expressing goodwill or kindly feelings: |
| ardour | great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion: |
| inquisitive | given to inquiry, research, or asking questions; eager for knowledge; intellectually curious: |
| sallowness | of a sickly, yellowish or lightish brown color: |
| exuberance | Also, exuberancy. the state of being exuberant. |
| ambivalence | uncertainty or fluctuation, especially when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things. |
| antipathy | a natural, basic, or habitual repugnance; aversion. |
| haughty | disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious: |
| obstinate | firmly or stubbornly adhering to one's purpose, opinion, etc.; not yielding to argument, persuasion, or entreaty. |
| irreverent | not reverent; manifesting or characterized by irreverence; deficient in veneration or respect: |
| frugal | economical in use or expenditure; prudently saving or sparing; not wasteful: |
| armament | the arms and equipment with which a military unit or military apparatus is supplied. |
| equanimity | mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium. |