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| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cryptic | puzzling |
| detrimental | damaging |
| ironic | unexpected |
| saturate | to fill |
| exhaustive | detailed |
| formulate | to develop |
| habitats | a territory a territory |
| vile | nasty |
| condone | To forgive or overlook |
| feign | To pretend; give a false show of |
| gape | To stare in wonder or amazement, often with one's mouth wide open |
| pathetic | Pitifully inadequate or unsuccessful |
| complacent | Self-satisfied; feeling too much satisfaction with oneself or one's accomplishments |
| deplete | To use up |
| empathy | The ability to share in someone else's feeling or thoughts |
| niche | An activity or situation especially suited to a person |
| affiliate | to associate; join |
| benevolent | showing kindness; charitable |
| dissent | disagreement |
| lucrative | profitable; well-paying |
| charisma | the quality of a leader which captures great popular devotion; personal magnetism; charm |
| conversely | in an opposite manner; in an altogether different way |
| quest | a search; pursuit |
| traumatic | causing painful emotions, with possible long-lasting psychological effects |
| devastate | To upset deeply; overwhelm |
| incorporate | To unite into a single whole; combine |
| indispensalde | Necessary |
| succumb | To give in; stop resisting |
| speculate | To come up with ideas or theories about a subject; theorize |
| infamous | Having a very bad reputation; widely known for being vicious, criminal, or deserving of contempt |
| covert | Secret; hidden |
| benefactor | A person or organization that gives help, especially financial aid |
| Degenerate | To get worse, deteriorate |
| Incoherent | Unclear, unable to speak in an orderly, logical way |
| Sanctuary | A shelter, a place of safety, protection, or relief |
| Suffice | To be adequate, to be good enough |
| Blight | Something that harms, damages or destroys |
| Garble | To lose, very obvious, often offensively so |
| Gloat | To be overly self-satisfied, to feel or express delight, often spitefully |
| Plagiarism | The stealing of ideas, using someone else’s writings or ideas as one’s own |
| flippant | disrespectful and not serious enough |
| perception | insight or understanding gainedthrough observation;impression |
| relentless | persistent;continuous |
| prone | having a tendency;inclined(to do something) |
| disdain | an attitude or feeling of contempt;scorn |
| endow | to provide with a talent or quality |
| expulsion | the act or condition of being forced to leave |
| nullify | to make legally ineffective;cancel |
| attest | to declare to be true; bear witness; testify |
| enhance | to make better; to improve; |
| enigma | a puzzle |
| nocturnal | of, about, or happening in the night; active at night |
| concurrent | occuring at the same time; simultaneous |
| decipher | to figure out; to interpret or read |
| hypothetical | imaginary; theoretical |
| predominant | main; most common or most noticeable |
| Allusion | A hint about;An direct reference |
| Appease | To calm,especially by giving into the demands of |
| Euphemism | a term that doesn't offend;A mild or vague term used as a substitute for one considered offensive or unpleasant |
| Taint | To damage;to stain the honor of someone or something |
| Calamity | a tragedy;an event bringing great and misery |
| Conventional | usual;customary;ordinary |
| Persevere | to keep going;to continue with an effort or plan despite difficulties |
| Rehabilitate | to return to a normal life;to restore to a normal life through therapy or education |
| malign | speak evil of ; speak ill |
| adamant | not giving in; stubborn |
| animosity | ill will; bitter hostility |
| eccentric | odd |
| terminate | to end |
| mathodical | orderly |
| exploit | to take advantage of |
| adjacent | close; near to |
| avid | enthusiastic, devoted; eager |
| esteem | high regard; respect; favorable opinion |
| legacy | something handed down from people who have come before |
| nurture | to promote development by providing nourishment, support, and protection |
| ambivalent | having conflicting feeling about someone or something |
| dispel | to drive away as if by scattering; cause to vanish |
| longevity | length of life; life span |
| obscure | not easily understood; distant in personal relations |
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