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vocabulary 12
15 vocabulary words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acquisition | something acquired; something one gets or gains |
| admonish | to scold gently; caution, warn, or advise about behavior |
| botch | to spoil by poor or clumsy work; to repair badly |
| congenial | friendly, agreeable, and pleasant |
| cope | to deal with something successfully; to overcome difficulties |
| deceptive | misleading or deceiving or meant to mislead or deceive |
| detest | to strongly dislike; to hate |
| expertise | the skill or special knowledge of an expert |
| grim | appearing stern or harsh; cold and forbidding |
| inhibit | to hold back; to hinder or make difficult |
| lurch | to move suddently in an irregular and unsteady way; to suddenly roll, stagger, or rock |
| nutritious | providing the substances needed for growth and health |
| pang | a sudden, sharp feeling of pain, either physical or emotional |
| roundabout | not by the shortest route or quickest method; not direct |
| unseemly | not proper or decent; not in agreement with accepted standards of good tast |