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williamson vocab 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (n) a separation into parts or fragments, disunity, decay | disintegration |
| (n) a hint; indirect suggestion | intimation |
| (v) to avoid or escape by quickness or cunning; baffle | elude |
| (adj) mild, soothing: temperate | bland |
| (adj) vivid;in a harsh shocking way; sensational | lurid |
| (adj) excessive, unnecessary | superfluous |
| (adj) thin, emaciated, lean | meager |
| (v) to speak evil of; slander; defame | malign |
| (n) a false or mistake idea; illogical argument | fallacy |
| (adj) oxlike, slow, stupid, patient | bovine |
| (adj) unimportant; trivial | inconsequential |
| (adv) diligently or done with careful attention; busily | assiduously |
| (adj) strong, sturdy, unyielding | stalwart |
| (adv) casually indifferent; without enthusiasm or interest | nonchalantly |
| (v) to tell untruths, lie | equivocate |
| (v) ooze; discharge | exude |
| (adj) burdensome, laborious | onerous |
| (adv) harshly, fiercely | truculently |
| (n) a person competent to judge critically | connoisseur |
| (adj) thing so small to what is expected to barely be worth acknowledging | nominal |