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Reading Vocab 11/25
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Lessen in intensity | abate |
| leave hurriedly and secretly | abscond |
| present in large quantities | abundant |
| extremely bad | abysmal |
| refusing to persuade or change one's mind | adamant |
| high praise flattery | abulation |
| relating to beauty or appearance | aesthetic |
| friendly, pleasant, good-natured | affable |
| brisk and cheerful readiness | alacrity |
| not friendly or open, distant | aloof |
| unclear, open to several potential interpretations or meanings | ambiguous |
| friendly, agreeable | amicable |
| something belonging to another time | anachronism |
| short account or description of an event | anecdote |
| kill or destroy | annihilate |
| appointment particularly the opponent of a story's protagonist | antagonist |
| dislike or aversion | antipathy |
| involving or requiring strenuous effort | arduous |
| dry | arid |
| showing great care and perseverance | assiduous |
| tightly stretched | taut |
| kindly | benign |
| fill | infuse |
| unwilling to accept something | intolerant |
| inability to read or write | illiteracy |
| thin sheer fabric | voile |
| feeling or mood that seems to surround something | aura |
| bitter tasting plant | wormwood |
| hero of an old English epic | Beowulf |