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vocab 9th grade fina
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abhor | to regard with extreme repugnance |
| tedious | long and tiresome |
| disposition | chrictoristic attitude |
| pernicious | harmful, highly destructive, deadly |
| augment | to make larger; enlarge in size |
| squander | to spend or use (money, time,ect.) extravaganly or waste full |
| abate | to reduce in amount, degree, intesity |
| askew | out of line; off to one side |
| blandishments | flattery; somthing, as an action or speach that tends to flatter |
| essance | the basic, real, and and invariable nature of a thing or it's features |
| aghast | shocked and amazed/ struck with terror |
| privations | lack of the usual comforts or necessaries of life |
| apathy | lackingintusion/ lacking emotion |
| incessant | no stop/ constant/ inceasing |
| shrift | act of confession |
| unsentimental | facing facts or difficulties, realistically and with determination |
| rampant | running out of control |
| prowess | exceptional volor, braery, or ability, esp. in combat or battle |
| insidious | intended to entrap or begile |
| inundate | to flood; cover or over spread with water |