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Vocab Level E 1 to 7
units 1-7, unkown words
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| to make larger, increase | augment |
| stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored | dour |
| wealthy, luxurious; ample, grandiose | opulent |
| not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive | stolid |
| word for word; exactly as written or spoken | verbatim |
| cautiously, with great care | warily |
| hasty, not through | cursory |
| treachery, deceitfulness | duplicity |
| to praise extravagantly | extol |
| extremely careful; particular about details | meticulous |
| lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest | tepid |
| to compel, force | coerce |
| cowardly, a coward | craven |
| stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action | inclement |
| so unimportant that it can be disregarded | negligible |
| an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action | precedent |
| forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point | cogent |
| cool and confident, unconcerned | nonchalant |
| remedy for all ills; cure all, an answer to all problems | panacea |
| exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having moral standards, principled | scrupulous |
| mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness | clemency |
| shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved | diffident |
| a difference; a lack of agreement | discrepancy |
| causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting | pungent |
| neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless | remiss |
| meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority | officious |
| unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen | ominous |
| growing without check, running wild | rampant |
| to involve in; to connect with or be related to | implicate |
| to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of | obviate |
| filthy, wretched, debased | squalid |
| to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer | waive |