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Bench Mark Vocab.
Term | Definition |
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Cynical | Distrusting or Disparaging the motives of others; like or characteristic of a cynic. |
Overindulged | Verb (used with or without object), |
Acquiesce | 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 |
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: |
Aramament | 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 |