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wordlists 12-
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Undoing(adj.) | bringing to ruin or reversal |
| Pious(adj.) | extremely religious or hypocritical |
| Counterfeit(adj.) | not genuine |
| Heretic(noun) | a person who opposes the teaching of his religion |
| Vouch(verb) | to support by speaking up |
| Gingerly(adj.) | timid |
| Fluent(adj.) | smooth-flowing |
| Snub(verb) | to rudely ignore |
| Snub(adj.) | short |
| Martyr(noun) | a person who dies for their beliefs |
| Torpid(adj.) | sluggish |
| Lucrative(adj.) | profitable |
| Prudent(adj.) | wise |
| Sensuous(adj.) | providing enjoyment to the senses |
| Apparition(noun) | a ghostlike figure |
| Cloister(noun) | a place of religious withdrawal or a covered walk |
| Delta(noun) | an area of land at the mouth of a river |
| Foretell(verb) | to tell before it happens |
| Consecutive(adj.) | following in regular order |
| Bleak(adjective) | gloomy, harsh, or desolate |
| Heterodox(adj.) | not generally accepted |
| Efface(verb) | to erase or remove from notice |
| Abnormal(adj.) | unusual |
| Yokel(noun) | a gullible country fellow |
| Thwart(verb) | to block |
| Ennui(noun) | Boredom |
| Transient(adj.) | short-lived or a person who stays briefly and moves on |
| Incongruous(adj.) | not going well together |
| Solar(adj.) | of the sun |
| Orgy(noun) | excessive indulgence |
| Myriad(adj.) | countless |
| Doughty(adj.) | bold and strong |
| gauntlets(noun) | long, protective gloves |
| Tractable(adj.) | easily-managed |
| Euphoria(noun) | a feeling of well-being |
| Surreptitious(adj.) | stealthy |
| Latent(adj.) | hidden |
| Pithy(adj.) | brief and meaningful |
| Pith(noun) | the soft inner tissue of the stem of a plant |
| Hackneyed(adj.) | overused |
| Obese(adj.) | fat |
| Demise(noun) | death or transfer |
| Tonic(noun) | a medicine that restores vitality |
| Baleful(adj.) | full of hate |
| Tourniquet(noun) | a tight bandage designed to reduce bleeding |
| Uncouth(adj.) | crude |
| Testimony(noun) | a statement made under oath |
| Silo(noun) | a tower for storing fodder |
| Malingerer(noun) | a person who pretends to be ill |
| Futile(adj.) | useless |
| Astral(adj.) | of the stars |
| Prevalent(adj.) | widespread |
| Ellipsis(noun) | an intentional omission of words |
| Porous(adj.) | allowing fluids to pass through |
| Diction(noun) | a way of pronouncing words or a manner of expression |
| Saturate(verb) | to soak |
| Saturated(adj.) | completely filled |
| Osier(adj.) | made of willow branches |
| Conversant(adj.) | familiar |
| Misanthrope(noun) | a person who hates people |
| Sere(adj.) | withered |
| Irony(noun) | remarks apparently opposite in meaning to their literal sense |
| Humdrum(adj.) | monotonous |
| Nominal(adj.) | present in name only or small |
| Omniscient(adj.) | knowing all things |
| Aptitude(noun) | an ability for something |
| Usury(verb) | lending money at excessive interest |
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