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APE Vocab. to Know 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| quarrelsome | contentious |
| mysterious; secret; hidden | cryptic |
| weaken; enfeeble | debilitate |
| courteous regard for another's wish | deference |
| regret strongly; express grief over | deplore |
| corruption; wickedness | depravity |
| express disapproval of; protest against; belittle | deprecate |
| teaching; instructional | didactic |
| wordy; rambling; spread out | diffuse |
| steadiness of effort; persistant hard work | diligence |
| view with scorn or contempt | disdain |
| calm; impartial | dispassionate |
| squander; waste; scatter | dissipate |
| lack of agreement, consistency, or harmony | dissonance |
| selective from choosing from a variety of sources | eclectic |
| exuberant; bubbly and excited | effervescent |
| weaken | enervate |
| short-lived; fleeting | ephemeral |
| learned; scholarly | erudite |
| worsen; embitter | exacerbate |
| hasten | expedite |
| explanatory; intended to explain | expository |
| overflowing abundance; joyful enthusiasm; flamboyance; lavishness | exuberance |
| false; misleading | fallacious |
| difficult to please; squeamish | fastidious |