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Vocab List 3-
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adj.- dexterous, skillful in the use of hands, ingenious | Adroit |
| n.- cheerfulness, readiness to serve, quickness in thought or action | Alacrity |
| n.- a strong dislike, a repugnancy, a revulsion | Antipathy |
| adj.- cunning, crafty | Astute |
| v.t- to increase, to grow larger / n.- one who is contrite | Augment |
| n.- fortune teller, soothsayer / v.t- to prognosticate, predict, foretell | Augur |
| adj.- warlike, disposed to fight | Bellicose |
| n.- a jest, a witty, clever saying | Bon Mot |
| adj.- deeply affected with grief, showing remorse, guilt / n.- one who is contrite | Contrite |
| v.i- to delay; to take exception to / n.- a whole or entire thing | Demur |
| v.t- to lament, mourn | Deplore |
| n.- exemption from punishment, penalty, injury | Impunity |
| adj.- complete, necessary to make whole / n.-a whole or entire thing | Integral |
| n.- (in math) a constant / adj.- does not vary | Invariable |
| n.- a violent verbal attack, vituperation, an abusive word | Invective |
| adj.- lying hidden, underdeveloped, dormant | Latent |
| adj.- gruesome, grim, horrible, ghastly | Macabre |
| adj.- not easily moved to pity, not repenting, stubborn | Obdurate |
| n.- a loud, joyous song | Paean |
| n.- a model, pattern of superior excellence / v.t- poetic, to put side by side ; to compare | Paragon |
| adj.- impatient, irritable, bad-tempered | Petulant |
| adj.- producing many young, fruitful, abounding | Prolific |
| adj.-refusing to obey authority / n.- one who refuses to... | Recalcitrant |
| v.i- to sway to and from, to fluctuate, to waiver in mind | Vacillate |
| adj.- greedy in eating; eager in pursuit; insatiable | Voracious |