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vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| facetious | humerus, not serious |
| figurative | based on figures of speech |
| flaunt | show off, display ostentatiously |
| frugal | economical, penny-pinching |
| futile | useless, hopeless |
| abate | subside or reduce |
| abhor | to hate very much, to detest |
| accolade | an award or honor |
| affulent | rich, prosperous |
| ambivilent | undecided, neutral, wishy-washy |
| belittle | to make seem little, to put down someone |
| belligerent | combative, quarrelsome |
| benefactor | one who privdes help especially in the form of a gift or donation |
| benevolent | generous, kind, doing good deeds |
| benign | gentle, not harmful, kind, mild |
| candor | truthfulness, sincere honesty |
| charisma | seemingly magical ablilty to attract followers |
| chronic | constant, lasting a long time |
| civil | polite, courteous |
| coherent | holding together, making sense |
| derogatory | dissaproving, degrading |
| despondant | depresed, full of despair |
| digress | to stray from main subject |
| discreet | prudent, judiciously reserved |
| dissipate | to thin out or drift away |
| eccentric | not conventional, kooky, irregular |
| elusive | hard to pin down, envasive |
| emulate | to strive to equal or excel, usally by imitation |
| equitable | fair |
| extrovert | an open outgoing person who is not self centered |
| genteel | refined,polite |
| gregarious | sociable, enjoying the company of others |
| hierarchy | an organization based on rank or degree |
| hyperbole | an exaggeration used as a figure of speech |
| hypothetical | uncertain, unproven |