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Unit 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| animosity | (n) strong dislike; bitter hostility |
| apprehensive | (adj) fearful or anxious, especially about the future |
| condolence | (n) an expression of sympathy |
| decrepit | (adj) old and feeble; worn-out, ruined |
| ingenuous | (adj) innocent, simple; frank, sincere |
| obsolete | (adj) out-of-date, no longer in use |
| parsimonious | (adj) stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small |
| quandary | (n) a state of perplexity or doubt |
| recalcitrant | (adj) stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority |
| reprisal | (n) an injury done in return for injury; an act of retaliation |
| revel | (v) to take great pleasure in (n) a wild celebration |
| stultify | (v) to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on |