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VP2*** Set 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abate | To decrease, to reduce |
| Abjure | To renounce under oath, to abandon forever; to abstain from |
| Abnegate | To give up; to deny to oneself |
| Abstemious | Done sparingly; consuming in moderation |
| Adjure | To appeal to |
| Adumbrate | To give a hint or indication of something to come |
| Animus | A feeling of animosity or ill will |
| Anodyne (AAN uh dyen) | A source of comfort; a medicine that relieves pain |
| Aphorism (AA fuhr ihz uhm) | A short statement of a principle |
| Arrogate | Claim without justification; to claim for oneself without right |
| Askance | With disapproval; with a skeptical sideways glance |
| Atavistic | Characteristic of a former era, ancient |
| Avuncular | Like an uncle in behavior, especially in kindness and warmth |
| Bucolic | Pastoral, rural |
| Cacophony | A jarring, unpleasant noise |
| Captious | Marked by the tendency to point out trivial faults; intended to confuse in an argument |
| Celerity | Speed, haste |
| Censorious | Critical; tending to blame and condemn |
| Chary (CHAHR ee) | Watchful, cautious; extremely shy |
| Chimerical | fanciful; imaginary, impossible |
| Cogent | Logically forceful; compelling, convincing |
| Concomitant | Existing concurrently |
| Confluence | The act of two things flowing together; the junction or meeting place where two things meet |
| Consanguineous (kahn saang GWIHN ee uhs) | Having the same lineage or ancestry; related by blood |
| Continence | Self-control, self-restraint |
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