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vocab 4 MVGS

vocab 4

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adj. plausible but false; not being what it purports to be Synonyms: bogus, fraudulent, sham, artificial, feigned SPURIOUS ☹
adj. having a particular habit, activity, or interest that is long-established and unlikely to change Synonyms: engrained, entrenched, chronic, incorrigible, compulsive INVETERATE ☹
n. a mournful poem; a lament for the dead Synonyms: lament, requiem, dirge ELEGY ☹
n. the quality of being honest and straightforward Synonyms: frankness, bluntness, forthrightness, directness CANDOR ±
n. a large, scholarly book Synonyms: opus, volume, publication TOME ±
n. a variation in circumstances or fortune, typically one that is unwelcome or unpleasant Synonyms: downturn, alteration, shift, fluctuation, mutability VICISSITUDE ☹
n. an unprincipled person (sometimes used humorously or affectionately) adj. unprincipled (sometimes used as a humorous or affectionate approach) Synonyms: n. rogue, rascal, miscreant, villain, scoundrel REPROBATE ±
adj. light, delicate, translucent; (☹ insubstantial, vague) Synonyms: gossamer, sheer, silken, feathery DIAPHANOUS ☺
adj. demanding immediate attention; requiring precise accuracy Synonyms: insistent, clamant; exacting EXIGENT ±
n. liveliness and eagerness Synonyms: eagerness, willingness, readiness ALACRITY ☺
adj. unfortunate and deserving pity Synonyms: cursed, doomed, unlucky, pathetic, pitiable, miserable HAPLESS ☹
n. a sign of something about to happen Synonyms: prognostication, presage, prediction, prophecy PORTENT ☺
adj. exceedingly harmful especially in a gradual, subtle way Synonyms: deleterious, malign, malevolent, injurious PERNICIOUS ☹
v. to make sense of; assign a meaning to; to interpret in a particular way Synonyms: interpret, understand, see, read CONSTRUE ±
n. a false accusation of an offense; the making of false and defamatory statements in order to damage someone's reputation Synonyms: slander, defamation, denigration, obloquy CALUMNY ☹
adj. confidently optimistic and cheerful; optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation Synonyms: positive, cheerful, bullish, hopeful, upbeat SANGUINE ☺
adj. characterized by dignity and propriety Synonyms: sedate, respectable, unadventurous STAID ☹
n. a shackle for the ankles or feet; v. to restrain with manacles particularly around the ankles Synonyms: shackle, hobble, manacles FETTER ☹
adj. characterized by undue haste and lack of thought Synonyms: impulsive, rash, hasty, incautious, reckless IMPETUOUS ☹
adj. based on or subject to individual discretion or preference; determined by chance or impulse or whim rather than by necessity or reason Synonyms: capricious, whimsical, unpredictable; discretionary ARBITRARY ±
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