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S2 Week 7 Vocab

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adjure command, enjoin The missionary ___ his disciples to think less about the world and more about their work.
asperity harshness, acerbity, severity, irritability The company’s spokesman said with ___ that it had never done anything illegal.
extirpate to annihilate, exterminate, root out The exterminator was hired to ___ the bug infestation.
gainsay to deny, contradict Much as we dislike her, we cannot ___ her right to inherit the house.
ingenuous naïve, natural, artless Even when he misbehaved, Billy’s voluntary, ___ confession would endear him to his parents.
insouciant carefree, unconcerned Debbie’s ___ behavior at the party showed that she didn’t mind shocking her hosts.
nacreous pearly, lustrous The shell was rough and encrusted on the outside, but smooth and ___ on the inside.
ratiocination reasoning Carla didn’t reach the correct solution by guesswork, but by pure ___.
sanguine hopeful, optimistic, confident Despite all his misfortunes, Mr. Micawber remained ___ about his prospects for the future.
sedulous diligent, industrious He is not a genius, but his ___ efforts earn him very good grades.
sentient conscious, aware, capable of feeling He could not believe there was a ___ creature that didn’t know who had won the World Series.
sobriquet a nickname Babe Ruth’s tremendous batting prowess earned him the ___ “The Sultan of Swat.”
spate a flood, outpouring, deluge There was a ___ of phone calls at the TV station protesting the decision not to televise the basketball game.
temerity audacity The student had the ___ to suggest that the professor didn’t know what she was talking about.
truculent fierce, eager to fight The ___ drunk bellowed that he could beat up anybody in the bar.
Created by: Salem A.
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