High-Level Vocabulary List #8

His Holiness King Ahmed TheGreat (United States of America)
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  1. laconic
    brief and to the point
  2. saturated
    unable to dissolve still more of a substance
  3. insubstantial
    lacking material form
  4. mollify
    cause to be more favorably inclined
  5. jettison
    throw away, of something encumbering
  6. flotsam
    the floating wreckage of a ship
  7. reconnaissance
    the act of scouting, especially to gain information
  8. raiment
    especially fine or decorative clothing
  9. decimation
    the destruction or killing of a large part of the population
  10. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
  11. cantankerous
    stubbornly obstructive and unwilling to cooperate
  12. benevolent
    showing or motivated by sympathy and understanding
  13. laconic
    brief and to the point
  14. robust
    sturdy and strong in form, constitution, or construction
  15. churlish
    having a bad disposition; surly
  16. implacable
    incapable of being appeased or pacified
  17. corrosive
    capable of destroying or eating away by chemical action
  18. disingenuous
    not straightforward or candid
  19. concise
    expressing much in few words
  20. edify
    make understand
Created on Mon Dec 16 19:15:32 EST 2013 (updated Mon Dec 16 20:48:43 EST 2013)

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