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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alienate | to turn away feelings or affections |
| elated | in high spirits ; exultantly proud and joyful |
| epigram | a witty saying and expressing a single thought or observation |
| fatalistic | believing thats all events in life are inevitable and determined by fate |
| lackadaisical | uninterested listless |
| licentious | morally unrestrained |
| numismatist | a coin collector |
| obtrude | to force oneself into a situation uninvited |
| paucity | a scarcity ,lack |
| pensive | dreamily thoughtful |
| amalgamate | to combine |
| antiquated | no longer used or useful ;very old |
| beleaguer | to besiege by encircling (as with an army) |
| caricature | an exaggerated portrayal of ones features |
| dally | to waste time ;to dawdle |
| demnted | mentally ill ;insane |
| felonious | pertaining to or constituting a major crime |
| gorge | to eat swallow greedily |
| hone | to sharpen |
| opiate | a narcotic used to cause sleep or bring relief from pain |