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Level E Unit 12

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  1. abjure
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  2. acrid
    strong and sharp, as a taste or smell
  3. august
    profoundly honored
  4. callous
    emotionally hardened
  5. clandestine
    conducted with or marked by hidden aims or methods
  6. compunction
    a feeling of deep regret, usually for some misdeed
  7. conflagration
    a very intense and uncontrolled fire
  8. elated
    exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
  9. indelible
    not able to be forgotten, removed, or erased
  10. indulgent
    given to yielding to the wishes of someone
  11. inveterate
    habitual
  12. irrelevant
    having no bearing on or connection with the subject at issue
  13. nocturnal
    belonging to or active during the night
  14. platitude
    a trite or obvious remark
  15. quell
    suppress or crush completely
  16. quiescent
    being quiet or still or inactive
  17. ruminate
    reflect deeply on a subject
  18. tacit
    implied by or inferred from actions or statements
  19. tangible
    perceptible by the senses, especially the sense of touch
  20. trenchant
    having keenness and forcefulness and penetration in thought
Created on Tue Jan 07 19:25:46 EST 2014

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