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Vocab 81-100
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| maudlin | wallowing in self-pity; overly sentimental |
| knavish | dishonest; tricky |
| desiccate | to dry out |
| inundate | to cover with water; to flood; 2. to overwhelm |
| adjudicate | to hear and settle a case or dispute in court |
| fallacious | false; misleading |
| eccentric | unconventional; a little kooky |
| debunk | to prove wrong/false |
| penurious | poverty-stricken; barren; 2. extremely stingy; miserly |
| squander | to waste |
| avarice | greed |
| indulgent | lenient or permissive |
| assiduous | hardworking; diligent |
| insuperable | impossible to overcome; insurmountable |
| assuage | to soothe; to relieve; to calm |
| augment | to enlarge; to increase; to add to |
| extraneous | irrelevant; unnecessary |
| exult | to celebrate; to rejoice greatly |
| exalt | to glorify; to praise; to honor |
| coalesce | to fuse or unite |
| predator | one that preys or destroys |
| imminent | just about to happen |
| archaic | ancient; outdated |
| conspicuous | standing out; obvious |
| recondite | little known; obscure |
| lethargy | sluggishness; laziness |