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Eng IV list 2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| verbose | using or containing a great and usually excessive number of words; wordy |
| choleric | easily angered; bad-tempered hot-tempered |
| circuitous | being or taking a roundabout lengthy route |
| agnostic | one who believes that there can be no proof of the existence of God but does not deny the possibility that God exists |
| bemused | bewildered, confused |
| bane | a deadly poison |
| putative | generally regarded as such; supposed; commonly accepted |
| laudable | deserving commendation; praiseworthy; worthy of praise |
| reprehensible | deserving rebuke or censure; blameworthy |
| adherent | to be a devoted follower or supporter |
| mollify | to reduce the rigidity of; soften |
| indifferent | having no particular interest in or concern for; apathetic, not caring |
| rampart | fortification consisting of an embankment often with a parapet built on top |
| atrophy | a wasting away, deterioration, or diminution, owing to disease, or lack of use |
| subtle | so slight as to be difficult to detect or analyze; elusive, not immediately obvious |