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VP2 Set 3

QuestionAnswer
Propensity Natural inclination or preference
Proxy A person authorized to act for someone else
Purloin To steal
Rankle To cause anger or irritation
Rapt Deeply absorbed
Rarefy To make rare, thin, or less dense
Remission A lessening of intensity or degree
Replete Abundantly supplied, complete
Repose Relaxation, leisure
Resilient Able to recover quickly after an illness or bad luck; able to bounce back to shape
Resplendent Splendid, brilliant
Reville To criticize with harsh language, verbally abuse
Rhetoric The art of speaking or writing effectively; skill in the effective use of speech
Rife Abundant, prevalent, especially to an increasing degree; filled with
Saccharine Excessively sweet or sentimental
Savant (Suh-VANT) A person of learning; especially one with knowledge in a special field
Sequester To set apart, seclude
Spartan Highly self-disciplined; frugal, austere
Stymie (STIE-mee) To block or thwart
Sully To tarnish, taint
Surmount To conquer; overcome
Tawdry Gaudy, cheap, showy
Tout To praise or publicize loudly or extravagantly
Transient/ Transitory Short-lived, temporary
Uncanny So keen and perceptive as to seem supernatural, peculiarly unsettling
Unconscionable Unscrupulous; shockingly unfair or unjust
Vehemently Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions
Vernacular Everyday language used by ordinary people; specialized language of a profession
Vindicate To clear of blame; support a claim
Wanton Undisciplined, unrestrained, reckless
Wield To excercise authority or influence effectively
Wily (WIE-lee) Clever; deceptive
Wry Bent or twisted in shape or condition; dryly humorous
Yen A strong desire, craving
Created by: maomao93
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