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eng 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| gibberish | nonsense; babble |
| inimical | hostile; malicious |
| nexus | a link; connection |
| coeval | of the same time period; contemporaneous |
| convoluted | complicated |
| entreat | to earnestly request |
| anecdote | a short account of an incident |
| incumbent | necessary |
| promulgate | to announce |
| staid | serious; solemn |
| livid | extremely angry |
| lurid | shocking; explicit |
| cogent | convincing; reasonable |
| pander | to exploit weaknesses of others |
| puerile | childish |
| renunciation | rejection; denial |
| unimpeachable | trustworthy |
| inveigh | to protest; condemn |
| lionize | to assign great social importance to |
| allay | to relieve |
| recalcitrant | stubbornly resistant |
| exegesis | an explanation of a text |
| ameliorate | to make better; to improve |
| profligate | wasteful and immoral |