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vocab 130-150
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| auspicious | promising success |
| confound | to amaze |
| misanthrope | a hater |
| zealot | extremist |
| nefarious | extremely wicked |
| largess | generous gift |
| insolent | boldly rude |
| strident | harsh sound (nails on a chalkboard) |
| garrulous | someone who talks too much |
| atrophy | decrease from disuse |
| incongruous | innapropriate |
| dotard | foolish |
| predilection | preference |
| wanton | done/used/finished |
| desultory | lacking consistency |
| cursory | skimming a cursory editor is an editor that skims the thing he should be reading |
| alacrity | cheerful readiness |
| misogynist | hatred |
| quotidian | daily/regularly |
| proscribe | prohibit |
| officious | giving unwanted advice (rude) |