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GE part II
vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| perusal | n. careful examination, review |
| inveterate | adj. persistent |
| doleful | adj. filled with /evoking sadness; despondent |
| haughty | adj. proud; showing arrogant superiority to; conceited |
| abashed | adj. embarrassed; ashamed |
| homage | n. great respect; honor; tribute |
| forbearance | n. patience, restraint, tolerance |
| rudiments | n. basics; essentials |
| acquiesced | v. agreed; gave in to |
| diffidence | n. timidity; shyness |
| inveigled | v. lured; enticed |
| incongruity | n. quality of not fitting together; strangeness |
| pernicious | adj. destructive; hurtful |
| elicit | v. draw out; axtract |
| reticence | n. reluctance |
| approbation | n. approval; praise |
| derision | n. use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt |
| languid | adj. lacking energy; lazy; weak |
| edify | v. enlighten morally/spiritually; educate |
| lithe | adj. flexible, limber |
| superfluous | adj. extra, unnecessary |
| reputed | v. supposed, alleged |
| renounce | v. give up, cast off, relinquish |
| auspicious | adj. favorable |
| apoplectic | adj. extremely angry; furious |