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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| prognosis | any prediction or forecast |
| throttle | to silence, stop or suppress as by chocking |
| flagrant | openly disgraceful or wicked; outrageous |
| jostle | to push or shove roughly so as to shake up |
| penchant | A strong liking or inclination for something |
| apathy | lack of emotion or interest; indifference |
| culpable | blameworthy; accountable for error or wrongdoing |
| elucidate | to make clear; explain; clarify |
| picayune | unimportant; trifling; petty |
| scathing | bitterly severe or critical; biting |
| superficial | lacking in depth or thoroughness; shallow |
| drivel | something said in foolish manner; idle silly talk; nonsense |
| stead | place of another person or thing; to be useful in a critical situation |
| affinity | a natural liking or attraction |
| altercation | a noisy heated quarrel; most likely to be physical then a dispute |
| assimilate | to take in and incorporate as one's own; to absorb |
| dichotomy | a division into two contrasting halves, pairs or sex |
| impetus | any motivating force; stimulus; incentive |
| latent | not developed or active; not apparent; dormant |
| vista | a far view seen through a narrow expanse; or a far reaching intellectual view |
| wane | to decrease in size or degree; fade; to subside |
| atone | to make up for past failings or wrong doings |
| caper | a wild prank; an antic |
| ostracize | to exclude or isolate from the group |
| unwieldy | difficult to move or manage because of size, shape or weight; awkward; clumsy |
| vacillate | to waver in mind or opinion; to be unsure |
| apogee | highest point; climax; peak |
| ardent | intense; passionate; devoted |
| austere | severely simple; unadorned |
| caprice | a sudden change of mind or action without or apparent motive or will |
| confound | to confuse; amaze; bewilder; to puzzle |
| cynical | distrusting a virtue in others; sarcastic; pessimistic |
| effects | moveable goods; belongings; personal property |
| effectual | effective; capable of producing desired results |
| prelusory | introductory |
| revel | to take great pleasure or delight in something |
| emaciated | so thin as to look ill; starved |
| opulent | wealthy; rich; affluent |
| vagrant | a idle wanderer; a rover; a vagabond |
| abase | to humble; to demean or humiliate someone |
| imminent | about to happen; likely to happen without a delay; impending or threatening |
| malign | to speak evil of; to defame; to slender |
| ordeal | a sever trial; a very trying experience |
| upbraid | to scold or reproach for some wrong doing |
| vacuous | empty; vacant; lacking thought; senseless |
| absolve | to wipeout blame of debt; pardon; excused |
Created by:
rockgird
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