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Terms Test 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| insipid | lacking flavor |
| insolence | rude and disrespectful behavior |
| lament | a passionate expression of grief or sorrow |
| languid | (of a person, manner, or gesture) displaying or having a disinclination for physical exertion or effort; slow and relaxed |
| laud | praise (a person or their achievements) highly, especially in a public context |
| lethargic | affected by lethargy; sluggish and apathetic |
| levity | humor or frivolity, especially the treatment of a serious matter with humor or in a manner lacking due respect |
| loathe | feel intense dislike or disgust for |
| malice | the intention or desires to do evil, ill will |
| melancholy | a feeling of pensive sadness, typically with no obvious cause |
| mitigate | make less severe, serious, or painful |
| mundane | lacking interest or excitement; dull |
| nullify | make legally null and void; invalidate |
| oblique | neither parallel nor at a right angle to a specified or implied line; slanting |