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vocab english 2nd
vocabulary english
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| commiserate | VERB to express or feel sympathy or pity |
| perpetrator | NOUN someone who commits a crime or wrongdoing |
| discursive | ADJ passing aimlessly from subject to subject; digressive; rambling |
| squalid | ADJ (of a place) extremely dirty or unpleasant as from lack of cleanliness or neglect |
| salient | ADJ noticeable, obvious, or prominent |
| animosity | NOUN hatred, extreme dislike or hostility |
| entail | VERB involve (something) as a necessary or inevitable part or consequence |
| precarious | ADJ not securely held or in position, dangerously likely to fall or collapse |
| imminent | ADJ about to happen |
| jocular | ADJ humorous or playful |
| maverick | ADJ unorthodox, unconventional, independent NOUN an unorthodox or independent minded individual |
| cerebral | ADJ brainy or intellectual |
| vendetta | NOUN a prolonged bitter dispute or campaign against someone |
| conjugal | ADJ relating to marriage or a romantic relationship |
| emaciated | ADJ abnormally thin or weak, because of illness or lack of food |
| placebo | NOUN a substance or pill that has no chemical effect, used to psychologically benefit the patient |
| covert | ADJ concealed, secret, disguised |
| dearth | NOUN a lack of something, insufficiency |
| embroil | VERB involve deeply in an argument, conflict, or difficult situation |
| imbue | VERB to inspire or pervade with a feeling or quality |