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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Satiate (v.) | to satisfy fully or overindulge (have too much of something enjoyable.) No amount of ice cream can _ my sweet tooth. |
| Soporific (adj.) | induce sleepiness or drowsiness. The group meeting presentations have a _ effect. |
| Specious (adj.) | seemingly plausible (reasonable), but fallacious (false). Joseph had a _ reason for being late again, |
| Stigma (n.) | mark of shame or discredit. The _ of having gone to prison will always stick with a person. |
| Stolid (adj.) | showing little emotion, unemotional. (impassive). My dad is a _ person, he didn't show any emotion at grandpa's funeral. |
| Sublime(adj.) | something of such excellence or impressive. After a _ evening, he asked me to move in with him. |
| Tacit (adj.) | understood or implied without being stated. The best friends stared at each other in _. |
| Taciturn (adj.) | silent, not talkative. I remained _ when I am mad at my boyfriend, so I don't say the wrong things. |
| Tirade (n.) | long angry speech; diatribe. My mom always give a nonstop _ about the Chinese government, |
| Torpor (n.) | in state of mental or physical lethargy. The patient experienced _ after the surgery. |
| Transitory (adj.) | not permanent; ephemeral, transient. I am looking for a _ tutor who can help me achieve a good grade in GRE. |
| Vacillate (v.) | to be indecisive. If you ask me to choose a place to eat, I will _ between restaurants forever. |
| Venerate (v.) | respect deeply. Grandma is _ by all the grandchildren in our household. |
| Veracity (n.) | quality of being truthful. I need picture evidence as _ of the statement. |
| Verbose (adj.) | wordy. I don't like _ emails, I prefer straight to the point emails like how Zach writes them. |
| Vex (v.) | to annoy. Joseph gets annoyed when Noor _ him with his unnecessary questions. |
| Volatile (adj.) | change rapidly and unpredictably, especially for the worse. Her _ personality scares me sometimes. |
| Waver (v.) | to shake; unsteady; fluctuate b/w choices; vacillate. My choices _ as I decide between which college to attend. |
| Whimsical (adj.) | in fanciful or playful manner. Chocolate factory is a _ world made of chocolate. |
| Zeal (n.) | passion, excitement; ardor; fervid. I have great _ to go to grad school, which is why I been studying so much. |
| Indulge (v.) | allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of. |
| fallacious (adj.) | based on mistaken believe. |
| hostile (adj.) | unfriendly. |
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