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Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Affinity- | Noun- Any link or connection |
| Predilection- | Noun- A special taste or liking |
| Sycophant- | Noun- A person who habitually uses flattery to gain personal advantage |
| Philistine- | Noun- A person with uncultivated taste; barbarians |
| Repugnance- | Noun- Extreme dislike |
| Finesse- | Noun- Skill in handling a difficult or highly sensitive situation. |
| Audacity- | Noun- Boldness or daring, especially with confident or arrogant disregard for personal safety |
| Dogma- | Noun- A basic doctrinal point in religion or philosophy; doctrine; belief |
| Tirade- | Noun- A prolonged outburst of bitter, outspoken denunciation; outburst |
| Obliterate- | Verb- To destroy completely |
| Oblivion- | Noun- Obscurity; forgetfulness |
| Nullify- | Verb- To amke invalid; to void; to abolish |
| Negate- | Verb- To cancel out; to nullify; to deny |
| Dispel- | Verb- To drive away; to scatter; to cause to vanish |
| Disperse- | Verb- To cause to break up; to scatter |
| Dissipate- | Verb- To squander; to waste; to scatter |
| Paltry- | Adjective- Insignificant; petty; trifling |
| Paucity- | Noun- Scarcity; lack |
| Impecunious- | Adjective- Without money |
| Threadbare- | Adjective- Shabby or poor; ineffectively stale |
| Indigent- | Adjective- Lacking food and clothing; needy; poor; impoverished |
| Impoverished- | Adjective- Poor |
| Insolvent- | Adjective- Bankrupt; unable to repay one's debt |