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VP2 Set 2

QuestionAnswer
Convalesce To gradually recover from an illness
Defamatory Injurious to the reputation
Digress To turn aside, especially from the main point
Elegy A mournful poem, usually about the dead
Expunge To erase, eliminate completely
Feral Suggestive of a wild best, not domesticated
Forgo To do without, to abstain from
Hiatus A gap or interruption in space, time, or continuity
Incandescent Shining brightly
Incorrigible Incapable of being corrected or amended; difficult to control or manage
Intimation Subtle and indirect hint
Irreverent Disrespectful in a gentle or humorous way
Kismet Fate
Lax Not rigid, loose; negligent
Lecherous Lewd, lustful
Liliputian Very small person or thing
Limber Flexible, capable of being shaped
Masochist One who enjoys being subjected to pain or humiliation
Maverick An independent individual who does not go along with a group
Missive A written note or letter
Modicum A small portion, limited quantity
Mutability The quality of being capable of change, in form or character; susceptibility of change
Nebulous Vague, undefined
Nefarious Intensely wicked or vicious
Non Sequitur A statement that does not follow logically from anything previously said
Olfactory Relating to the sense of smell
Ornery Having an irritable disposition, cantankerous
Pare To trim off excess, reduce
Plaintive Expressive of suffering or woe, melancholy
Plucky Courageous; spunky
Primeval Ancient, primitive
Created by: maomao93
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